Evaluation of pea germplasm for drought resistance
Vus Nadiia
, Vasylenko Antonina
, Shevchenko Larysa
, Shtelma Andriy, Glyantsev Andriy
, Besuhla Olha
Abstract: Drought is a serious threat to grain pulse production worldwide. One of the most widely grown grain legumes in the world is pea (Pisum sativum L.). Twenty-four pea varieties from diverse ecological and geographical origins, types, and breeding years were evaluated under laboratory conditions to define further the drought resistance level of the pea source material. PEG-6000 concentrations of 8.6% and 10% were used for the evaluation of drought resistance of pea accessions. Four cultivars (Kamelot, Baryton, Mascara, and Kharkivskyy yantarnyy) were selected. They outperformed the control and will be used as sources of drought resistance in further breeding work. It is also important to note the accessions Tsarevich and Malakhit, which showed a stable root length at the level of the control at both concentrations of PEG-6000.
Keywords: accessions; concentration; differentiation; PEG 6000; Pisum sativum L.; polyethylene glycol
Citation: Vus, N., Vasylenko, A., Shevchenko, L., Shtelma, A., Glyantsev, A. & Besuhla, O. (2025). Evaluation of pea germplasm for drought resistance. Bulg. J. Agric. Sci., 31(5), 917–923
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