Water, Vol. 15, Pages 618: Water Stress Induced Changes in Root Traits and Yield of Irrigated Rice under Subtropical Condition

Water, Vol. 15, Pages 618: Water Stress Induced Changes in Root Traits and Yield of Irrigated Rice under Subtropical Condition

Water doi: 10.3390/w15040618

Authors: Md. Salahuddin Kaysar Uttam Kumer Sarker Sirajam Monira Md. Alamgir Hossain Nadira Mokarroma Uzzal Somaddar Gopal Saha S. S. Farhana Hossain Apurbo Kumar Chaki Md. Romij Uddin

The presence of water or the degree of soil saturation has a direct impact on the root development and function in rice. In this regard, a pot investigation was performed to test the response of root traits and yield components of boro (irrigated) rice. Three boro rice varieties named Binadhan-10, Hira-2 and BRRI dhan 29 were grown at four irrigation regimes, viz. continuous flooding (CF), saturation (S), 75% S and 50% S at Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh, throughout the boro period of 2020–2021. The study was replicated three times by employing a completely randomized design (CRD) method. The study revealed a drastic decline in root attributes at 75% and 50% S. A significant increase in root number (RN), root length (RL), root volume (RV), total dry matter (TDM) and grain yield (GY) under S condition followed by CF was observed. Binadhan-10 exhibited the largest scores of RN (359.00), RL (1577.83 cm) and RV (8.34 cm3 hill−1) at 80 DAT under S condition. Root attributes and GY were found to be substantially and positively associated in all observations. Binadhan-10 performed best with regard to seed output (26.13 g pot−1) under S condition. S condition increased the yield of Binadhan-10 in CF, 75% S and 50% S by 4.06%, 23.72% and 46.00%, respectively.