Evaluation of Different Genotypes of Sesame in Terms of Stress Sensitivity and Tolerance Indices in Water Deficit Conditions

Abstract

To compare tolerance and sensitivity indices of sesame genotypes to water stress in Ahvaz (south-west of Iran) conditions, an experiment was conducted in Research Farm of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University of Khuzestan, south-west of Iran, in summer 2018. The experimental design was split plot based on a randomized complete block design with four replicates. Experimental factors were three levels of irrigation (I1; fully irrigated, I2: changing altered irrigated and I3: fixed altered irrigated) in main plots and six sesame genotypes in subplots. The yield of studied genotypes showed a significant difference in different levels of irrigation. Genotype Shushtar produced the highest grain and oil yield and showed good performance in both normal and low irrigation conditions. The examined genotypes had significant differences in terms of Stress Sensitivity index (SSI), Tolerance Index (TI), Productivity Mean (PM), Harmonic Mean (HM), Yield Stability Index (YSI), Geometric Productivity Mean (GPM), Stress Tolerance Index (STI), Stress Damage Index (SDI), Modified Stress Tolerance for appropriate conditions (MSTI1), Modified Stress Tolerance for non-appropriate conditions (MSTI2), and Yield Reduction Index (YRI). In general, the best indicator for evaluation of tolerance and susceptibility of sesame genotypes was stress tolerance index (STI). The most tolerant and sensitive genotypes were Shushtar and Halil genotypes, respectively.

Keywords

• biomass
• geometric productivity mean
• oil
• ranking
• yield