Evaluation of drought indices in crystalline wheat genotypes

Authors

  • Víctor Adrián Martínez-González Departamento de Fitomejoramiento-Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro. Calzada Antonio Narro 1923, Saltillo, Coahuila, México. CP. 25315 , Departamento de Fitomejoramiento-Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro. Calzada Antonio Narro 1923, Saltillo, Coahuila, México. CP. 25315 https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2546-3079 (unauthenticated)
  • José Luis Velasco-López Departamento de Fitomejoramiento-Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro. Calzada Antonio Narro 1923, Saltillo, Coahuila, México. CP. 25315 , Departamento de Fitomejoramiento-Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro. Calzada Antonio Narro 1923, Saltillo, Coahuila, México. CP. 25315 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8967-1446 (unauthenticated)
  • Norma Angélica Ruíz-Torres Departamento de Fitomejoramiento-Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro. Calzada Antonio Narro 1923, Saltillo, Coahuila, México. CP. 25315 , Departamento de Fitomejoramiento-Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro. Calzada Antonio Narro 1923, Saltillo, Coahuila, México. CP. 25315 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9617-6195 (unauthenticated)
  • Alejandro Javier Lozano de Río Departamento de Fitomejoramiento-Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro. Calzada Antonio Narro 1923, Saltillo, Coahuila, México. CP. 25315 , Departamento de Fitomejoramiento-Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro. Calzada Antonio Narro 1923, Saltillo, Coahuila, México. CP. 25315 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3024-7904 (unauthenticated)
  • Pilar Espitia-Hernández Departamento de Fitomejoramiento-Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro. Calzada Antonio Narro 1923, Saltillo, Coahuila, México. CP. 25315 , Departamento de Fitomejoramiento-Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro. Calzada Antonio Narro 1923, Saltillo, Coahuila, México. CP. 25315 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3194-3098 (unauthenticated)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v17i3.4072

Keywords:

Triticum durum L., tolerance, water deficit, yield

Abstract

Wheat is an important cereal for the human diet due to its protein and caloric contribution; however, production by 2050 will be compromised by the effects of climate change, where periods of drought will be increasingly frequent, which will affect both rainfed and irrigated crops. Based on this problem, the need to develop water-stress-tolerant crops arises; therefore, several studies consider the estimation of drought indices as tools to select genotypes tolerant to water deficit. This study aimed to evaluate six drought indices in 15 crystalline wheat genotypes under two irrigation depths in two localities in Coahuila and Nuevo León during the autumn-winter 2023-2024 agricultural cycle. The evaluated treatments were two irrigation depths for each locality: IR1 of 37.27 cm and IR2 of 20.92 cm for Zaragoza, Coahuila, and IR1 of 42.24 cm and IR2 of 19.35 cm for Navidad, Nuevo León. The experimental design consisted of randomized complete blocks arranged in split plots with two replications. The water stress tolerance index was the one that best related to grain yield under water-deficit conditions for Zaragoza, Coahuila. The tolerance index was the one that was best associated with grain yield under water-stress conditions for Navidad, Nuevo León. 715 and 738 were the most tolerant to water stress in both localities.

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Martínez-González, Víctor Adrián, José Luis Velasco-López, Norma Angélica Ruíz-Torres, Alejandro Javier Lozano de Río Lozano de Río, and Pilar Espitia-Hernández. 2026. “Evaluation of Drought Indices in Crystalline Wheat Genotypes”. Revista Mexicana De Ciencias Agrícolas 17 (3): e4072. https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v17i3.4072.

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