Indian Journal of Plant Physiology

  • Year: 2007
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue: 3

Physiological behaviour of chickpea genotypes grown in zinc deficient calcareous soil

  • Author:
  • Kavita , R.A. Singh, Vinod Kumar1
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 290 to 292

Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, Rajendra Agricultural University, Pusa, Samastipur, Bihar - 848 125

Abstract

Field experiments were conducted on zinc deficient calcareous soil with eight chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) genotypes. Tolerant genotypes (FG 897, BG 1084, PBG 126) recorded higher content of zinc, total chlorophylls, cartenoids, soluble protein and the activities of enzymes superoxide dismutase, catalase, peroxidase, carbonic anhydrase as compared to moderately tolerant (CSJ 128, CSG 9505) and suspectible (BG 372, BG 256, BGM 535) genotypes. However, total free amino acids content was found to be higher in susceptible genotypes.

Keywords

Antioxidant enzymes, carbonic anhydrase, chickpea, photosynthetic pigments, soluble protein, total free amino acids, zinc