Abstract
Abstract Five cowpea genotypes, Gorom local (Go), KVX61‐1 (KV), Mouride (Mo), Bambey 21 (B21) and TN88‐63 (TN), differing in their susceptibility to water stress, were studied under glasshouse and field conditions, to determine their physiological, biochemical and agronomic responses to water deficit at flowering stage. Effect of water deficit on leaf water potential ( ψ l ), canopy temperature, gaseous exchange, leaf proline content, total protein and starch contents, maximal quantum yield ( ϕ p 0 ) and yield components was examined. Water deficit significantly increased the canopy temperature and the proline content of the five genotypes while ψ l , gaseous exchanges, ϕ p 0 and starch content decreased significantly. Yield components, with the exception of seed number per pod, of the five genotypes, were also significantly affected. Under glasshouse and field conditions, the results showed that stomatal closure is the common strategy used by the five genotypes to avoid dehydration. Go, Mo and TN tolerated water stress better than B21 and KV. Furthermore, Go and Mo recovered more rapidly after rewatering than B21 and KV. These latter genotypes are revealed to be sensitive with low recovery capacity. The results suggest that the maintenance of net photosynthesis and solute accumulation seem to be traits conferring water stress tolerance in Go, Mo and TN. These traits and recovery capacity could be valuable selection criteria for higher yields under water deficit conditions.
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Claims 11
Claim · model-written summary
Water deficit significantly increased canopy temperature in five cowpea genotypes.
- Taxon
- cowpea
Vigna unguiculatat0 - Treatment
- Water deficite0
- Outcome
- canopy temperaturee0
- Direction
- increasede0
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e0“Water deficit significantly increased the canopy temperature and the proline content of the five genotypes”
t0“cowpea”
Claim · model-written summary
Water deficit significantly increased proline content in five cowpea genotypes.
- Taxon
- cowpea
Vigna unguiculatat0 - Treatment
- Water deficite0
- Outcome
- proline contente0
- Direction
- increasede0
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e0“Water deficit significantly increased the canopy temperature and the proline content of the five genotypes”
t0“cowpea”
Claim · model-written summary
Water deficit significantly decreased leaf water potential and gaseous exchange in five cowpea genotypes.
- Taxon
- cowpea
Vigna unguiculatat0 - Treatment
- water deficite1
- Outcome
- ψ l , gaseous exchangese0
- Direction
- decreasede0
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e0“while ψ l , gaseous exchanges, ϕ p 0 and starch content decreased significantly.”
e1“Effect of water deficit on leaf water potential”
t0“cowpea”
Claim · model-written summary
Water deficit significantly decreased maximal quantum yield in five cowpea genotypes.
- Taxon
- cowpea
Vigna unguiculatat0 - Treatment
- water deficite1
- Outcome
- ϕ p 0e0
- Direction
- decreasede0
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e0“while ψ l , gaseous exchanges, ϕ p 0 and starch content decreased significantly.”
e1“Effect of water deficit on leaf water potential”
t0“cowpea”
Claim · model-written summary
Water deficit significantly decreased starch content in five cowpea genotypes.
- Taxon
- cowpea
Vigna unguiculatat0 - Treatment
- water deficite1
- Outcome
- starch contente0
- Direction
- decreasede0
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e0“while ψ l , gaseous exchanges, ϕ p 0 and starch content decreased significantly.”
e1“Effect of water deficit on leaf water potential”
t0“cowpea”
Claim · model-written summary
Water deficit significantly affected cowpea yield components except seed number per pod.
- Taxon
- cowpea
Vigna unguiculatat0 - Treatment
- water deficite1
- Outcome
- Yield componentse0
- Qualifier
- with the exception of seed number per pode0
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e0“Yield components, with the exception of seed number per pod, of the five genotypes, were also significantly affected.”
e1“Effect of water deficit on leaf water potential”
t0“cowpea”
Claim · model-written summary
Stomatal closure was a common dehydration avoidance strategy across five cowpea genotypes in glasshouse and field conditions.
- Taxon
- cowpea
Vigna unguiculatat0 - Outcome
- avoid dehydratione0
- Qualifier
- stomatal closuree0
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e0“stomatal closure is the common strategy used by the five genotypes to avoid dehydration”
t0“cowpea”
Claim · model-written summary
Go, Mo and TN tolerated water stress better than B21 and KV.
- Taxon
- cowpea
Vigna unguiculatat0 - Material
- Go, Mo and TNe0
- Outcome
- tolerated water stresse0
- Direction
- bettere0
- Comparator
- B21 and KVe0
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e0“Go, Mo and TN tolerated water stress better than B21 and KV.”
t0“cowpea”
Claim · model-written summary
Go and Mo recovered more rapidly after rewatering than B21 and KV.
- Taxon
- cowpea
Vigna unguiculatat0 - Material
- Go and Moe0
- Outcome
- recoverede0
- Direction
- more rapidlye0
- Comparator
- B21 and KVe0
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e0“Go and Mo recovered more rapidly after rewatering than B21 and KV.”
t0“cowpea”
Claim · model-written summary
Maintenance of net photosynthesis and solute accumulation were proposed as water stress tolerance traits in Go, Mo and TN.
- Taxon
- cowpea
Vigna unguiculatat0 - Material
- Go, Mo and TNe0
- Outcome
- water stress tolerancee0
- Qualifier
- maintenance of net photosynthesis and solute accumulatione0
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Verbatim
e0“maintenance of net photosynthesis and solute accumulation seem to be traits conferring water stress tolerance in Go, Mo and TN”
t0“cowpea”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors proposed these traits and recovery capacity as selection criteria for higher yields under water deficit.
- Taxon
- cowpea
Vigna unguiculatat0 - Outcome
- selection criteria for higher yields under water deficit conditionse0
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e0“These traits and recovery capacity could be valuable selection criteria for higher yields under water deficit conditions.”
t0“cowpea”
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