Research Article

Moisture and Salinity Stress Induced Changes in Biochemical Constituents and Water Relations of Different Grape Rootstock Cultivars

Table 1

Gas exchange parameters, water relations, and biochemical parameters in grape rootstocks without stress before imposition of moisture stress.

RootstocksTranspiration rate (mmole H2O cm−2 sec−1)Photosynthetic rate
(µ mole cm−2 sec−1)
WUE
(mmole/µ mole)
OP
(MPa)
RWC
(%)
Phenols
(mg g−1)
Proteins
(mg g−1)
Proline
(mg g−1)
Red sugars
(mg g−1)

1103P1.0939.1336.031.5792.9114.09259.910.134197.37
110R1.5841.2629.042.2493.455.84103.700.084274.65
1613C2.6840.0316.141.6794.285.86123.820.091122.70
99R1.9241.8323.731.5693.8915.13290.370.083127.07
B2-560.9539.5341.271.6292.447.86153.520.164210.97
Dogridge1.8040.6023.641.7494.616.43134.150.217152.65
Salt Creek1.0639.2637.581.5692.8014.50264.480.138203.24
St. George1.5743.4629.181.6194.2311.60223.770.13697.01
Teleki 5A1.6640.6031.821.4992.809.00153.640.091132.07
V. longii 1.2439.2031.891.5093.815.34111.710.181197.58

SEM ±0.3700.86284.4030.0530.8370.3305.4430.01415.524

Level of significance*0.10290.03610.0237<0.0010.621<0.0001<0.0001<0.0001<0.0001

Values below 0.05 indicate significance at .