The Effect of Calcium Chloride on Drought Tolerance of Mulberry

Authors

  • Cha JinMyong  Kyeungsang Sariwon Agricultural University, Pyongyang, 950003, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • Ri CholUk  Kim Chaek University of Technology, Pyongyang, 950003, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • Kim Chol Min  Branch of Biotechnology, State Academy of Sciences, Pyongyang, 950003, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • Ri Huang Gi  Kyeungsang Sariwon Agricultural University, Pyongyang, 950003, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • Ri Do Hun?Qin Bo  Kyeungsang Sariwon Agricultural University, Pyongyang, 950003, Democratic People's Republic of Korea

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32628/IJSRSET207624

Keywords:

Mulberry, Calcium Chloride, Drought Toleranceield

Abstract

Drought stress greatly affects the quality and yield of mulberry leaves, which eventually influences the production of silkworm cocoon. In this study, the effect of calcium chloride on drought tolerance of mulberry was investigated. Different concentrations of CaCl2 solutions were sprayed on the leaves of mulberry under drought condition, and the physiological and biochemical responses were measured. As a result, the spray of CaCl2 on leaves (CaCl2-spray-on-leaves) was proved to have gradual increases in measure parameters as compared to CaCl2-untreated case under the same drought condition; furthermore, 20mM CaCl2-treated group showed a significant increase (P<0.05), which indicates the optimal CaCl2 concentration for improving the drought tolerance of mulberry. This study demonstrated that CaCl2-spray-on-leaves can be an effective measure to ameliorate the drought tolerance of mulberry in the severe-drought areas.

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2020-12-30

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Cha JinMyong, Ri CholUk, Kim Chol Min, Ri Huang Gi, Ri Do Hun?Qin Bo "The Effect of Calcium Chloride on Drought Tolerance of Mulberry" International Journal of Scientific Research in Science, Engineering and Technology (IJSRSET), Print ISSN : 2395-1990, Online ISSN : 2394-4099, Volume 7, Issue 6, pp.177-186, November-December-2020. Available at doi : https://doi.org/10.32628/IJSRSET207624