Physiological Factors Associated with Interspecific Variations in Drought Tolerance in Centipedegrass
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Plant Materials and Growth Environment
2.2. Experimental Design
2.3. Measurements of Growth and Physiological Indices
2.4. Determination of Osmoregulants
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Soil Moisture Status after Drought and Rehydration
3.2. Effects of Drought and Rehydration on Turf Quality
3.3. Impacts of Drought and Rehydration on Photochemical Efficiency, Electrolyte Leakage, and Leaf Wax Content
3.4. Influence of Drought and Rehydration on Leaf Water Status
3.5. Impact of Drought and Rehydration on Proline Content in Leaves and Roots
3.6. Influence of Drought and Rehydration on Total Soluble Carbohydrate Content in Leaves and Roots
3.7. Impact of Drought and Rehydration on Glycine Betaine Content in Leaves and Roots
3.8. Effects of Drought and Rehydration on Root Growth
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Song, Y.; Yu, J.; Xu, M.; Wang, S.; He, J.; Ai, L. Physiological Factors Associated with Interspecific Variations in Drought Tolerance in Centipedegrass. Agronomy 2024, 14, 1624. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14081624
Song Y, Yu J, Xu M, Wang S, He J, Ai L. Physiological Factors Associated with Interspecific Variations in Drought Tolerance in Centipedegrass. Agronomy. 2024; 14(8):1624. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14081624
Chicago/Turabian StyleSong, Yali, Jingjin Yu, Mao Xu, Sheng Wang, Jin He, and Lijiao Ai. 2024. "Physiological Factors Associated with Interspecific Variations in Drought Tolerance in Centipedegrass" Agronomy 14, no. 8: 1624. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14081624