Diversity analysis of selected rice landraces from West Bengal and their linked molecular markers for salinity tolerance.

ABSTRACT: Study of genetic diversity in crop plants is essential for the selection of appropriate germplasm for crop improvement. As salinity posses a serious environmental challenge to rice production globally and especially in India, it is imperative that the study of large collections of germplasms be undertaken to search for salt tolerant stocks. In the present study, 64 indica germplasms were collected from different agro-climatic zones of West Bengal, India, from the Himalayan foothills in the northern part down to the southern saline belt of the state keeping in view the soil characteristics and other edaphic factors prevailing in the region. Salt tolerance parameters were used to screen the large set of germplasms in terms of root-shoot length, fresh-dry weight, chlorophyll content, N

SUBMITTER: Adak S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7113337 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature