Abstract:
The present investigation embodies with some distinct physiological res ponses of rice seedlings bearing sub1A allele when cultured under soil mois ture deficit condition. In order to estimate the extent of variation of sub1A al lele in cv. Swarna Sub1, few specific responses were recorded. Ongoing days
(2, 4 and 8) of water stress, rice seedlings were mostly concerned with regula tion of root growth through 1.24%, 4.10% and 8.96% as compared to control.
When relative growth rate (RGR) of the biomass was considered, it recorded a
significant down regulation maximum by 27.27% over non-stressed plants.
The light absorbing capacity of foliages in terms of leaf mass ratio (15.62%)
and specific leaf weight (8.45%) was also curtailed under stress contiguously
with total dry matter accumulation. For light harnessing mechanism, the con tributing pigments were most significantly (p ≤ 0.05) affected with maximum
variation for chlorophyll (31.29%), lycopene (79.31%) and carotenoids
(55.31%) over control. NAR was strikingly differed by 32.72% under water
stress in average. To support the water stress related depletion of moisture
tension, plants recorded RWC with a ranges of 6.62% to 21.57% under stress
than control. In balance of cellular dehydration rice seedlings were recorded
6.72% loss of proline, but up-regulated the release of free amino acids by 1.35
fold. In expression of generic potential for sub1A allele, the growth inhibition
even under water deficit was evident from carbohydrate depletion by 10.93%,
11.42% and 24.35% through days of treatments. This was supported by deple tion of apoplastic and cellular invertase activities by 90.90% and 72.91%. The
possibility for sub1A in tolerance of deficit water status in rice culture has
been discussed in more details
