Abstract
The variations in the hydrous characteristics – leaf water potential ( ψ F ) and relative water content (TRE) – of plants indicate their hydrous status and also their capacity to incorporate water, particularly in situations of hydrous stress. These characteristics were used to differentiate the behaviour of six autochthonous ecotypes of pearl millet ( Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.) subjected to various hydrous modes. The results showed that the ψ F and the TRE evolve in the same direction and decrease in the presence of hydrous stress. These hydrous characteristics are also very important, since they condition the yield. The study also showed that the six pear millet ecotypes present two standard behaviours: the first type is characterized by an important fall of the ψ F and TRE, representing an osmotic adjustment of adaptive type, whereas the second group showed a weak reduction of leaf water potential while maintaining a TRE appreciably higher, which could be the result of an important reduction of the osmotic potential due to an active accumulation of solutes (constitutive osmotic adjustment). Moreover, the genetic variability of ecotypes with respect to the hydrous stress does not seem related to the geographical origin of the millet ecotypes, but rather to their phenology and their morphology. To cite this article: L. Radhouane, C. R. Biologies 331 (2008).
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