Physiological insights into sulfate and selenium interaction to improve drought tolerance in mung bean.

ABSTRACT: The present study involved two pot experiments to investigate the response of mung bean to the individual or combined SO₄ ^2- and selenate application under drought stress. A marked increment in biomass and NPK accumulation was recorded in mung bean seedlings fertilized with various SO₄ ^2- sources, except for CuSO₄. Compared to other SO₄ ^2- fertilizers, ZnSO₄ application resulted in the highest increase in growth attributes and shoot nutrient content. Further, the combined S and Se application (S + Se) significantly enhanced relative water content (16%), SPAD value (72%), photosynthetic rate (80%) and activities of catalase (79%), guaiacol peroxidase (53%) and superoxide dismutase (58%) in the leaves of

SUBMITTER: Aqib M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8140040 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature