Singh, VirTiwari, Anjali2019-07-152019-07-152019-05http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810114448Water scarcity induces water stress which, in turn, alters plant physiology. The altered plant physiology imposes restrictions on the crop plants to realize their natural potential such as appropriate growth, high yields, protection against pests and the likes. Millet crops, especially the finger millet (Eleusine coracana) barnyard millet (Echinocloa frumentacea), constitute the major crops in summer crop season in mountain areas. The present investigation attempts to examine morpho- and physiobiochemical effects of water stress in these crops which often experience water scarcity in summer season. A pot experiment was conducted to analyze water stress conditions on the two millets crop. Water was given to plants at 7, 15, 30 and 45 days interval. A comparative study of both the millets crop under well-watered and water stress conditions revealed that finger millet was more tolerant to drought than barnyard millet in terms of plant height, numbers of leaves, relative water content, harvest index, proline content, chlorophyll content, protein content, carbohydrate content, malondialdehyde (MDA) content, phenol content, flavanoid content, amylose content, and catalase (CAT). ANOVA for these parameters was also found significant at 0.05% level. Effect of water stress on biochemical parameters like proline content, chlorophyll content, protein content, carbohydrate content, MDA content, phenol content, flavanoid content, amylose content, and CAT activity accounted more reduction in barnyard millet than in finger millet.ennullThesis