Screening of Soybean Genotypes for Waterlogging Stress Tolerance and Understanding the Physiological Mechanisms
Table 1
Effect of waterlogging stress on plant height, number of leaves plant−1, leaf area, and SPAD value of different soybean genotypes.
Treatments
Plant height (cm)
Number of leaves plant−1
Leaf area
SPAD value
Control
Waterlogged
Control
Waterlogged
Control
Waterlogged
Control
Waterlogged
Sohag
28.37 ± 1.21a-d
25.21 ± 1.10efg
23.15 ± 0.34jk
19.66 ± 0.82l
36.73 ± 0.91ab
35.51 ± 0.88bc
45.63 ± 0.84a-e
39.67 ± 3.84def
BARI Soybean-5
27.30 ± 1.51cde
24.70 ± 1.67fgh
28.57 ± 0.27e
18.38 ± 1.19mn
33.27 ± 0.82d
32.60 ± 0.81def
43.68 ± 3.34b-f
38.51 ± 2.01ef
BINAsoybean-1
26.24 ± 1.05def
25.19 ± 1.23efg
33.75 ± 0.40a
26.15 ± 0.62 h
35.50 ± 0.88bc
32.27 ± 0.80d-g
45.47 ± 0.38a-e
39.25 ± 3.41def
BINAsoybean-2
23.50 ± 0.93ghi
23.00 ± 0.50ghi
28.50 ± 0.27ef
27.50 ± 0.32g
29.70 ± 0.74jk
28.47 ± 0.70k
50.14 ± 1.67ab
43.23 ± 3.44b-f
BINAsoybean-3
23.90 ± 0.82ghi
19.60 ± 1.17l
27.63 ± 0.31fg
16.71 ± 0.44°
35.43 ± 1.01bc
30.48 ± 0.75hij
46.47 ± 0.48a-d
39.90 ± 2.63def
BINAsoybean-5
21.23 ± 1.27jkl
20.73 ± 1.57kl
30.58 ± 0.37cd
19.99 ± 0.29l
31.49 ± 0.78f-i
28.47 ± 0.70k
44.74 ± 0.93a-e
36.65 ± 2.91f
BINAsoybean-6
27.88 ± 1.63bcd
25.27 ± 1.31efg
29.74 ± 0.32 d
12.70 ± 0.12p
31.71 ± 0.78e-h
31.18 ± 0.77ghi
49.61 ± 2.14ab
39.87 ± 3.92def
SGB-1
28.79 ± 1.99abc
19.10 ± 1.27kl
19.28 ± 0.41lm
18.71 ± 0.63m
30.38 ± 0.75ij
25.79 ± 0.64l
50.00 ± 0.79ab
42.79 ± 2.35b-f
SGB-3
30.19 ± 0.59a
25.27 ± 1.28efg
30.85 ± 0.38bc
17.77 ± 0.44n
28.80 ± 0.71k
24.67 ± 0.61l
48.99 ± 2.87abc
37.91 ± 3.27g
SGB-4
29.86 ± 0.90ab
20.09 ± 1.17kl
25.30 ± 0.86i
22.30 ± 0.36k
28.58 ± 0.71k
24.60 ± 0.70l
51.73 ± 2.03a
42.63 ± 4.41b-f
SGB-5
28.18 ± 1.61a-d
24.37 ± 1.58fgh
31.50 ± 0.87 b
23.90 ± 0.42j
35.84 ± 0.89bc
30.26 ± 0.75ij
50.32 ± 1.26ab
41.72 ± 2.11c-f
GC-840
28.42 ± 1.79abc
22.88 ± 0.90hij
28.42 ± 1.79abc
22.88 ± 0.90hij
37.63 ± 0.93a
32.82 ± 0.81de
51.75 ± 2.16a
40.61 ± 2.34def
CV (%)
5.1
2.18
4.2
4.1
For each treatment, the mean (±SD) was determined from three replicates. Different alphabets indicate significant difference at after mean comparison by Fisher’s LSD test.