The Efficiency of Antitranspirants in the Enhancement of the Physiology of Brassica napus L. under Different Water Stress Levels

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dc.contributor.authorPakhira, Aen_US
dc.contributor.authorJolly, GEen_US
dc.contributor.authorJincy, Men_US
dc.contributor.authorBag, AG.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-13T11:24:15Z
dc.date.available2025-08-13T11:24:15Z
dc.date.issued2025-07
dc.description.abstractRapeseed is a crucial crop in India, contributing 23.7% and 27% to oilseed acreage and production, respectively. With an estimated population of 1.32 billion, 21.12 million tonnes of edible oil are required, with about 20% to be met by rapeseed-mustard equivalent to 12.7 Mt. Water stress due to several causes is the limiting factor for increasing productivity. The main objective of performing this work is to evaluate the potential of anti-transpirants and study the underlying mechanism asserted by the anti-transpirants on the physiology of rapeseed. Three levels of stress were applied viz. Irrigation at 100% FC (Field Capacity), 75% FC and 50% FC. The research work was carried out in the agriculture field of Lovely Professional University. The experiment was carried out with 3 main plot treatments (Irrigation levels) and 5 sub-plot treatments (Anti-transpirants) carried out in 3 replications with total 45 plots. The layout was split-plot design, and statistical analysis was done using STATISTIX 10 and OPSTAT. After doing the experiment, it was found that increasing stress resulted in lower total chlorophyll content, greater proline accumulation, and higher stomatal count per unit area of fresh leaf. The crops treated with Kaolin 6% exhibited the least stress, with reduced proline buildup, higher total chlorophyll content, and fewer stomata per unit area. Plants treated with 6% Kaolin shown increased nutrient absorption (N, P, and K). Through this experiment we can say that with anti-transpirants (specially Kaolin 6%) plants able to tolerate reduced moisture availability most efficiently. From the overall prospect, amonh anti-transpirants, Kaolin 6% observed to be the most effective anti-transpirant. The difference between the result obtained in irrigation at 100% FC and irrigation at 75% FC is less, which indicates that an increase in water availability was not too much beneficial for the physiological development of the crop.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Agronomy, School of Agriculture, Lovely Professional University, Punjab, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Agronomy, Lovely Professional University, Punjab, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Agronomy, Lovely Professional University, Punjab, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Soil Science, Lovely Professional University, India.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPakhira A, Jolly GE, Jincy M, Bag AG.. The Efficiency of Antitranspirants in the Enhancement of the Physiology of Brassica napus L. under Different Water Stress Levels . International Journal of Environment and Climate Change. 2025 Jul; 15(7): 446-467en_US
dc.identifier.issn2581-8627
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/253839
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMs. M. B. Mondal, Ph.D.en_US
dc.relation.issuenumber7en_US
dc.relation.volume15en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.9734/ijecc/2025/v15i74944en_US
dc.subjectAnti-transpirantsen_US
dc.subjectirrigationen_US
dc.subjectRapeseed (Brassica napus L.)en_US
dc.subjectgobhi sarsonen_US
dc.subjectwater conservationen_US
dc.subjectfield capacityphysiologyen_US
dc.titleThe Efficiency of Antitranspirants in the Enhancement of the Physiology of Brassica napus L. under Different Water Stress Levelsen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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