Drought stress mitigation by foliar application of L-carnitine and its effect on radish morphophysiology.

ABSTRACT: Drought is the major abiotic stress limiting crop production worldwide, with drought events being expected to be harsher and more frequent due to the global warming. In this context, the development of strategies to mitigate the deleterious effects of drought, such as the use of biostimulants, is imperative. Radish is a globally cultivated root vegetable, with high nutritional and phytochemical value. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the potential of exogenous carnitine application in the mitigation of drought stress on radish morphophysiology. For this, radish plants were grown for 30 days, being irrigated with 80% (well-watered) or 15% (drought stress) of water holding capacity and sprayed with carnitine (5, 50, and 500 µM) or water (0 µM-no carnitine). The experimental design was comp

SUBMITTER: Henschel JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10172445 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature