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- The study investigated drought tolerance among 14 tea clones from Iran by comparing their responses under stressed and non-stressed conditions.
- The findings revealed that clones 100, Bazri, and 399 performed best and were categorized as drought-tolerant, while clones 278, 276, and 285 showed poor performance and were deemed susceptible to drought stress.
- This research is significant as it is the first of its kind focused on identifying drought resistance in tea plants, which is crucial for enhancing agricultural resilience.
Article Abstract
Abiotic stresses, such as drought, can induce different morphological, physiological and molecular responses in the tea plants. Since there have not been any experiments on the screening of tea genotypes in terms of drought tolerance, this study was conducted to screen the drought resistance of 14 tea clones of Iran germplasm in a randomized complete block design with three replications, separately in two stressed and non-stressed conditions at Fashalam tea station. The results of grouping the clones under normal and stress conditions and comparing their results with the results of mean comparison of the agronomic and biochemical traits showed that in all cases, clones 100, Bazri and 399 were in the group that can be identified as the drought-tolerant group. Also, the results showed that in the most cases, clones 278, 276 and 285 were placed in a group that had low values for all of the traits and could be considered as a group that are susceptible to drought stress.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6352540 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12298-018-0564-x | DOI Listing |
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