Bound Water in Durum Wheat under Drought Stress.
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To study drought stress effects on bound water, adsorption isotherms and pressure-volume curves were constructed for two durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) cultivars: Capeiti 8 (drought tolerant) and Creso (drought sensitive). Plants were grown under well-watered and water-stressed conditions in a controlled environment. Differential enthalpy (DeltaH) was calculated through van't Hoff analysis of adsorption isotherms at 5 and 20 degrees C, which allowed us to determine the strength of water binding. DeltaH reached the most negative values at approximately 0.06 gram H(2)O/gram dry weight and then increased rapidly for well-watered plants (until 0.10 gram H(2)O/gram dry weight) or more slowly for drought-stressed plants (until 0.15-0.20 gram H(2)O/gram dry weight). Bound water values from pressure-volume curves were greater for water-stressed (0.17 gram H(2)O/gram dry weight) than for well-watered plants (0.09 gram H(2)O/gram dry weight). They may be estimates of leaf moisture content where DeltaH reaches the less negative values and hence some free water appears. With respect to the well-watered plants, tightly bound water tended to be less bound during drought, and more free water was observed in cv Creso compared to cv Capeiti 8 at moisture contents >0.10 gram H(2)O/gram dry weight.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Plant physiology
دوره 98 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1992