Mitigating drought-induced oxidative stress in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) through foliar application of sulfhydryl thiourea.

ABSTRACT: Drought stress is a major abiotic stress affecting the performance of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). The current study evaluated the effects of drought on wheat phenology, physiology, and biochemistry; and assessed the effectiveness of foliar-applied sulfhydryl thiourea to mitigate drought-induced oxidative stress. The treatments were: wheat varieties; V₁ = Punjab-2011, V₂ = Galaxy-2013, V₃ = Ujala-2016, and V₄ = Anaaj-2017, drought stress; D₁ = control (80% field capacity [FC]) and D₂ = drought stress (40% FC), at  the reproductive stage, and sulfhydryl thiourea (S) applications; S₀ = control-no thiourea and S₁ = foliar thiourea application @ 500 mg L^-1. Results of this study indicated that g

SUBMITTER: Ishfaq N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11237047 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature