1. Abarshahr, M., B. Rabiei and H. Samizadeh-Lahigi. 2011. Assessing genetic diversity of rice varieties under drought stress conditions. Notulae Scientia Biologicae, 3: 114-123. [
DOI:10.15835/nsb315618]
2. Bagheri, N., N. Babaeian-Jelodar and A. Pasha. 2011. Path coefficient analysis for yield and yield components in diverse rice (Oryza sativa L.) genotypes. Biharean Biologist, 5(1): 32-35.
3. Balouchzaehi, A.B. and Gh. Kiani. 2013. Determination of selection criteria for yield improvement in rice through path analysis. Journal of Crop Breeding, 5(12): 75-84 (In Persian).
4. Bates, I.S., R.P. Waldern and I.D. Teare. 1973. Rapid determination of free proline water stress studies. Plant and Soil, 39: 205-207. [
DOI:10.1007/BF00018060]
5. Bonnet, M., O. Camares and P. Veisseire. 2000. Effects of zinc and influence of Acremonium lolii on growth parameters, chlorophyll a fluorescence and antioxidant enzyme activities of ryegrass (Lolium perenne L. CV Apollo). Journal of Experimental Botany, 51: 945-953. [
DOI:10.1093/jexbot/51.346.945]
6. Cha-Um, S., S. Yooyongwech and K. Supaibulwatana. 2010. Water deficit stress in the reproductive stage of four indica rice (Oryza sativa L.) genotypes. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 42(5): 3387-3398.
7. Guolan, L., M. Hanwei, L. Hongyan, Y. Xinqiao, Z. Guihua and L. Lijun. 2010. Sensitivities of rice grain yield and other panicle characters to late-stage drought stress revealed by phenotypic correlation and QTL analysis. Molecular Breeding, 25: 603-613. [
DOI:10.1007/s11032-009-9356-x]
8. Hasan, M.J., M.U. Kulsum, A. Akter, A.S.M. Masuduzzaman and M.S. Ramesha. 2013. Genetic variability and character association for agronomic traits in hybrid rice (Oryza sativa L.). Bangladesh Journal of Plant Breeding and Genetetic, 24(1): 45-51. [
DOI:10.3329/bjpbg.v24i1.16999]
9. Jahani, M., Gh.A. Nematzadeh and Gh. Mohammadi Nejad. 2015. Evaluation of agronomic traits associated with grain yield in rice (Oryza sativa) using regression and path analysis. Journal of Crop Breeding, 7(16): 115-122 (In Persian).
10. Jnandabhiram, C. and B. Sailen Prasad. 2012. Water stress effects on leaf growth and chlorophyll content but not the grain yield in traditional rice (Oryza sativa L.) genotypes of Assam, India II. Protein and Proline Status in Seedlings under PEG Induced Water Stress. American Journal of Plant Sciences, 3: 971-980. [
DOI:10.4236/ajps.2012.37115]
11. Kumar, R. and R. Kujur. 2003. Role of secondary traits in improving the drought tolerance during flowering stage in rice. Indian Journal of Plant Physiology, 8: 236-240.
12. Kundu, S. and S. Kundagrami. 2015. Estimation of path coefficient analysis to identify the yield contributing traits in rice (Oryza sativa L.) under saline and non-saline coastal regions of West Bengal. Journal of Advances in Biology, 8(1): 1433-1438.
13. Lafitte, H.R., A. Ismail and J. Bennet. 2004. Abiotic stress tolerance in rice for Asia: progress and the future, in New directions for a diverse planet: Proceedings of the 4th International Crop Science Congress, Brisbane. Australia.
14. Lafitte, H.R., G. Yongsheng, S. Yan and Z.K. Li. 2007. Whole plant responses, key processes, and adaptation to drought stress: the case of rice. Journal of Experimental Botany, 58: 169-175. [
DOI:10.1093/jxb/erl101]
15. Lestari, A.P., B. Abdollah, A. Junaedi and H. Aswidinnoor. 2010. Yield stability and adaptability of aromatic new plant type (NPT) rice lines. Indonesian Journal of Agronomy, 38(3): 199-204.
16. Lichtenthaler, H.K. and A.R. Wellburn. 1983. Determinations of total carotenoids and chlorophylls a and b of leaf extracts in different solvents. Biochemical Society Transactions, 11: 591-592. [
DOI:10.1042/bst0110591]
17. Lum, M.S., M.M. Hanafi, Y.M. Rafii and A.S.N. Akmar. 2014. Effect of drought stress on growth, proline and antioxidant enzyme activities of upland rice. The Journal of Animal & Plant Sciences, 24(5): 1487-1493.
18. Maisura, A., M.A. Chozin, I. Lubis, A. Junaedi and H. Ehara. 2014. Some physiological character responses of rice under drought conditions in a paddy system. ISSAAS Journal, 20(1): 104-114.
19. Manivannan, P., C.A. Jaleel, B. Sankar, A. Kishurekumar, R. Somasundaram, G.M. Lakshmanan and R. Panneerselvam. 2007. Growth, biochemical modifications and proline metabolism in Helianthus annuus L. as induced by drought stress. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 59: 141-149. [
DOI:10.1016/j.colsurfb.2007.05.002]
20. Momenyzadeh, T., H. Najafi Zarrini, M. Norouzi and A. Nabipour. 2015. Study of genotype×environment interaction in some pure lines of rice in Mazandaran province. Journal of Crop Breeding, 7(16): 168-175 (In Persian).
21. Nandan, R., D. Sweta and S.K. Singh. 2010. Character association and path analysis in rice (Oryza sativa L.) genotypes. World Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 6(2): 201- 206.
22. Ouk, M., J. Basnayake, M. Tsubo, S. Fukai, K. Fischer, M. Cooper and H. Nesbitt. 2006. Use of drought response index for identification of drought tolerant genotypes in rainfed lowland rice. Field Crops Research, 99: 48-58. [
DOI:10.1016/j.fcr.2006.03.003]
23. Pirdashti, H., Z.T. Sarvestani, G. Nematzadeh and A. Ismail. 2004. Study of water stress effects in different growth stage on yield components of different rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivars. New directions for a diverse planet: Proceeding of 4th International Crop Science Congress, 952-956 pp., Brisbane, Australia.
24. Pirdashti, H., Z. Tahmasebi Sarvestani and M.A. Bahmanyar. 2009. Comparison of physiological responses among four contrast rice cultivars under drought stress conditions. Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, 49: 52-53.
25. Rahimi, M., B. Rabiei, M. Ramezani and S. Movafegh. 2010. Evaluation of agronomic traits and determine the variables to improve rice yield. Iranian Journal of Field Crops Research, 8(1): 111-119
26. (In Persian).
27. Ravindra Babu, V., K. Shreya, K. Singh Dangi, G. Usharani and A. Siva Shankar. 2012. Correlation and Path Analysis Studies in Popular Rice Hybrids of India. International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 2(3): 1-5.
28. Safaei Chaeikar, S., H. Samizadeh, B. Rabiei and M. Esfahani. 2009. Correlation of Agronomic Traits Under optimum irrigation and water stress in Rice (Oryza sativa L.). Journal of Sciences and Technology of Agriculture and Natural Resources, 13(48): 91-105 (In Persian).
29. SAS-Institute-Inc. 2010. Base SAS 9.2. Procedures Guide: Statistical Procedures, Third Edition. Cary, NC: SAS Institute Inc.
30. Singh, A.K., A.K. Mall, P.K. Singh and O.P. Verma. 2010. Interrelationship of genetics parameters for quantitative and physiological traits under irrigated and drought conditions. Oryza, 47(2): 142-147.
31. Soares, A.A., M. De souse Sousa Reis, V. De Oliveira Cornella P. Cesar Soares, A. Rodrigues Vieira and M. Alves de souza. 2007. Stability of upland rice lines in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology, 7: 394-398. [
DOI:10.12702/1984-7033.v07n04a10]
32. SPSS-Inc. 2010. IBM SPSS statistics 19 core system user's guide. USA: SPSS Inc., an IBM Company Headquarters.
33. Tourneux, C., A. Devaux, M.R. Camacho, P. Mamani and J.F. Ledent. 2003. Effect of water shortage on six potato genotypes in the highlands of Bolivia (II): Water relations, physiological parameters. Agronomi, 23: 181-190. [
DOI:10.1051/agro:2002080]
34. Wu, N., Y. Guan and Y. Shi. 2011. Effect of water stress on physiological traits and yield in rice backcross lines after anthesis. Energy Procedia, 5: 255-260. [
DOI:10.1016/j.egypro.2011.03.045]
35. Zinali, H., E. Naser-Abadi, H. Hossein-zadeh, R. Chugan and M. Sabokdast. 2004. Factor analysis on hybrid of cultivar grain maize. Iranian Journal Agricalture Science, 36: 4. 895-902 (In Persian).