Morpho-physiological response of maize (Zea mays L.) genotypes under aluminium stress at early seedling stage

Md. Asaduzzaman; Md. Shabab  Zahedi; Md. Liton Mia; Ibrahim Hossain Shakil; Md. Shafiqul  Islam; A. K.M. Zakir  Hossain; Muhammad Humayun Kabir

doi:10.26832/24566632.2023.0804023

Md. Asaduzzaman ¹ , Md. Shabab Zahedi ² , Md. Liton Mia ³ , Ibrahim Hossain Shakil ⁴ , Md. Shafiqul Islam ⁵ , A. K.M. Zakir Hossain ⁶ , Muhammad Humayun Kabir ⁷

¹ Department of Seed Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh - 2202, BANGLADESH
² Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh - 2202, BANGLADESH
³ Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh - 2202, BANGLADESH
⁴ Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh - 2202, BANGLADESH
⁵ Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh - 2202, BANGLADESH
⁶ Department of Crop Botany, Faculty of Agriculture, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh - 2202, BANGLADESH
⁷ Department of Crop Botany, Faculty of Agriculture, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh - 2202, BANGLADESH

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doi https://doi.org/10.26832/24566632.2023.0804023

Abstract

This study investigated the morpho-physiological responses of five maize (Zea mays L.) genotypes to aluminum stress during the early seedling stage. The experiment, conducted at the Plant Physiology Laboratory in the Department of Crop Botany at Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, followed a two-factor completely randomized design with aluminum concentrations (0 μM as control, 100 μM, and 200 μM) and five maize varieties (Konok, Kaveri-50, BWMRI-1, BHM-14, and BHM-16). Variety Konok exhibited superior overall performance across experimental parameters, while aluminum stress at 200 μM consistently decreased seed germination and seedling growth compared to the control at all recording stages. Variety Konok without aluminum stress demonstrated the highest values for root length (28.23 cm), shoot fresh weight (4.35 g), shoot dry weight (0.53 g), root fresh weight (8.18 g), root dry weight (1.21 g), total fresh weight (12.56 g), total dry weight (1.74 g), vigor index (5106.7). Conversely, under aluminum stress (200 μM AlCl3), the lowest values were observed in root length (14.70 cm), shoot length (15.38 cm), seedling length (31.50 cm), shoot fresh weight (1.79 g), shoot dry weight (0.20 g), root fresh weight (1.96 g), root dry weight (0.47 g), total fresh weight (3.84 g), total dry weight (0.67 g), vigor index (2592.7), and various stress tolerance indices. In summary, the study suggests that the maize variety "Konok" exhibits greater enhancement during the early seedling stage when grown without exposure to aluminum stress, emphasizing its potential for improved performance under normal conditions.

Keywords:

Aluminium stress, Early seedling stage, Genotypes, Maize

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