EFFECT OF BIO-FERTILIZATION ON YIELD OF SAFFLOWER GENOTYPES UNDER WATER STRESS CONDITIONS |

The demand for bio agriculture has risen in recent years as a result of its good environmental effects. In light of the water problem, breeders are concentrating on genotypes that produce the best yield under water stress situations. During two growing seasons, field tests were done to compare six genotypes of safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) plants to Giza 1, a local cultivar, in the presence and absence of different biofertilization treatments under two levels of drought compared to regular irrigation. The study focused on four primary parameters: analysing performance means, estimating tolerance indices (drought tolerance index and yield injury), biofertilization response, and genotype stability across environments. When exposed to extreme levels of dryness, the results showed that Line 10 was the most consistent seed and oil yielder. Drought sensitivity was found in Lines 4 and 12, respectively. Lines 12 and 9 were shown to be more stable in a parametric stability analysis. The breeder can make an appropriate genotype selection based on these parameters.

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