Phytochemical and Morphological Attributes of Borage (Borago officinalis) Affected by Salicylic Acid as an Enhancer

The objective of this study was to determine the response of borage (Borago officinalis) phytochemical and morphological attributes in relation to application of different levels of salicylic acid. Borage planted in pots and salicylic acid was sprayed on the shoots at concentrations of 0, 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 mM with 6 replications in a completely randomized block design. Morphological attributes such as shoot height, shoot dry matter, flower dry matter, flower weight and shoot wet weight were measured. In the other hand, phytochemical attributes such as ion leakage, chlorophyll a, b, carotenoid, and antioxidant activity were also investigated under induced stress by different concentrations of salicylic acid. Results showed that some morphological traits such as shoot dry matter (31.23%), flower dry matter (20.43%), flower weight (38.54 g), shoot wet weight (109.43 g), possessed the highest values under treatment of 1.5 mM salicylic acid. Also, some phytochemical traits in plants treated with 1.5 mM salicylic acid reached the highest values during the growth stage with the exception of ion leakage (0.54%). These measured traits with higher values consisted of chlorophyll a (4.16 mg.l-1), chlorophyll b (1.65 mg.l-1), total chlorophyll (5.81 mg.l-1), carotenoid (1.18 mg.l-1), antioxidant activity (53.73%).

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Radish (Raphanus sativus L.) morphophysiology under salinity stress and ascorbic acid treatments

Agronomía Colombiana ◽

10.15446/agron.colomb.v36n3.74149 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 36 (3) ◽

pp. 257-265

Author(s):

Ana Gabriela de Sousa Basílio ◽

Leonardo Vieira De Sousa ◽

Toshik Iarley Da Silva ◽

Joana Gomes De Moura ◽

Anderson Carlos de Melo Gonçalves ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Ascorbic Acid ◽

Chlorophyll A ◽

Irrigation Water ◽

Raphanus Sativus ◽

Saline Water ◽

Block Design ◽

Total Content ◽

Shoot Height ◽

Fluorescence Maximum ◽

Raphanus Sativus L

The use of saline or low-quality water in agriculture is an alternative to increasing water demand, especially in arid or semi-arid regions. However, the use of water with high levels of salts causes disturbances in plants, which can lead to their death; thus, alternatives to mitigate these effects are relevant in current agriculture. Currently, antioxidants are used to mitigate the effects of salts in plants, and among them ascorbic acid has been frequently mentioned. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of irrigation with saline water combined with applications of ascorbic acid on the development and photosynthetic activity of radish (Raphanus sativus L.) plants. This experiment was carried out in a greenhouse with a randomized block design, with the treatments distributed in a 5.5 incomplete factorial scheme, composed of five electrical conductivities of the irrigation water (ECw): 0.50, 1.30, 3.25, 5.20 and 6.00 dS m-1, and five ascorbic acid (AA) doses: 0.00, 0.29, 1.00, 1.71, and 2.00 mM. The evaluated variables were: shoot height, leaf number, tuberous root diameter, chlorophyll a, b and total content, chlorophyll a/b ratio, initial fluorescence, maximum fluorescence, variable fluorescence and quantum yield of photosystem II. The saline water influenced the analyzed variables in the radish crop regardless of the ascorbic acid application. The ascorbic acid was not efficient in attenuating the deleterious effect of salinity in the irrigation water on the development and fluorescence of the radish. However, it was observed that the concentration of 1.00 mM of ascorbic acid promoted an increase in chlorophyll a, b and total in the saltstressed radish plants.

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Role of salicylic acid as foliar spray on hydride rice (BRRI Hybrid dhan3) cultivation in Bangladesh

Research in Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries ◽

10.3329/ralf.v4i3.35092 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (3) ◽

pp. 157-164

Author(s):

Mohammad Issak ◽

Most Moslama Khatun ◽

Amena Sultana

Keyword(s):

Salicylic Acid ◽

Grain Yield ◽

Biomass Production ◽

Dry Matter ◽

Foliar Application ◽

Block Design ◽

Foliar Spray ◽

Dry Matter Production ◽

Control Treatment ◽

Matter Production

The experiment was conducted to study the effect of salicylic acid (SA) as foliar spray on yield and yield contributing characters of BRRI Hybrid dhan3.The experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replications and six treatment combinations as, T1: 0 μM SA, T2: 200 μM SA, T3: 400 μM SA, T4: 600 μM SA, T5: 800 μM SA and T6: 1000 μM SA. The results revealed that biomass production, dry matter production and yield and yield contributing characters were significantly increased due to the foliar application of SA. At the maximum tillering (MT) stage, the highest biomass production (15.0 t/ha) and dry matter production was observed in T3 treatment. Treatments T4, T5 and T6 showed significant variation on the effective tillers/hill. The maximum effective tillers/hill were found in the treatment T6. The percentages of spikelet sterility were decreased with increasing the level of SA and the percentage of filled grains/panicle were increased with increasing level of SA. The insect infestation was reduced with increasing level of SA to up to 1000 μM. The maximum grain yield (9.21 t/ha) and straw yield (9.22 t/ha) was found in the treatment T6 which was identical to T5. On the other hand, in all cases the lowest results were found in the control treatment. The result showed that grain yield of rice increased with increasing level of SA to up to 1000 μM (T6 treatment). Our results suggest that foliar spray of SA might be applied to increase the yield of hybrid rice in Bangladesh.Res. Agric., Livest. Fish.4(3): 157-164, December 2017

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The Influence of Alginate and CaCl2 concentration Towards Betacyanin content and Antioxidant Activity of Red Dragon Fruit (Hylocereus Polyrhizus) restructuring product

Journal Of Natural Sciences And Mathematics Research ◽

10.21580/jnsmr.2016.1.2.1659 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 158

Author(s):

Wira Wanti Bangalino ◽

Lydia Ninan Lestario ◽

Cucun Alep Riyanto

Keyword(s):

Antioxidant Activity ◽

Block Design ◽

Dry Weight ◽

Weight Basis ◽

Time Analysis ◽

Dragon Fruit ◽

Alginate Concentration ◽

Wet Weight ◽

Cacl2 Concentration ◽

Hylocereus Polyrhizus

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of alginate and CaCl2 concentration of antioxidant activity and betacyanin content of restructuring product of red dragon fruit, and to determine the best formulation of the product restructuring that produces antioxidant activity and the content of the highest betacyanin on product restructuring. Data were analyzed by 4x2 Factorial Design and Randomized Completely Block Design (RCBD) with 4 replications. As the first factor is the alginate concentration which are 2 %, 3 %, 4 % and 5 %. The second factors are calcium cloride (CaCl2 ) 0.5 % and 0.75 %, while as the block is the time analysis. To test the differences between treatments means, the Honestly Significant of Differences (HSD) were used at 5% level of significant.The results showed that the higher concentrations of alginate and CaCl2 causes declining content of antioxidant activity and betacyanin, the best results are obtained is at a concentration of 2% alginate and CaCl2 0.5% with betacyanin levels 0.537 ± 0.062 mg/g dry weight basis and 0.132 ± 0.011 mg / g wet weight basis. The antioxidant activity of H. polyrhyzus restructuring amounted to 77.452% ± 0.624. ©2016 JNSMR UIN Walisongo. All rights reserved.

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Performance of carrot genotypes at two Jequitinhonha Valley sites

Semina Ciências Agrárias ◽

10.5433/1679-0359.2015v36n6supl2p4059 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 36 (6Supl2) ◽

pp. 4059

Author(s):

Gustavo Antônio Mendes Pereira ◽

Maxwel Coura Oliveira ◽

Altino Júnior Mendes Oliveira ◽

José Sebastião Cunha Fernandes ◽

Valter Carvalho de Andrade Júnior ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Dry Matter ◽

Block Design ◽

Total Yield ◽

Soil Conditions ◽

Root Yield ◽

Shoot Height ◽

Climate Conditions ◽

Randomized Complete Block Design ◽

Commercial Yield ◽

The Town

The successful commercial use of carrot depends on the choice of cultivars that are well-adapted to soil and climate conditions at the cultivation site and on good consumer acceptance. The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of carrot cultivars grown in autumn-winter in two towns with different climatic characteristics, in the High Jequitinhonha Valley, MG, Brazil. The experiments were conducted on the Rio Manso farm, in the town of Couto de Magalhães de Minas and on Campus JK at UFVJM, in the town of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Six carrot cultivars (Brasília, Nantes, Kuronan, Esplanada, Planalto and Tornado) were evaluated using a randomized complete block design with three replicates. The following morpho-agronomic characteristics were evaluated 100 days after sowing: shoot height, root length, root dry matter, total dry matter, harvest index, commercial yield and total yield root. The most suitable cultivars in Diamantina were Planalto, Tornado and Kuronan, and the cultivatar Planalto was the best suited to Couto de Magalhães de Minas. The agronomic performance of the cultivars was higher in Couto de Magalhães de Minas for the majority of the study variables, resulting in a higher total yield and commercial root yield. The climatic and soil conditions of Diamantina induced flowering in most cultivars, causing a loss to the commercial yield in autumn-winter cultivation.

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Performance of carrot genotypes at two Jequitinhonha Valley sites

Semina Ciências Agrárias ◽

10.5433/1679-0359.2015v36n6sup2p4059 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 36 (6Supl2) ◽

pp. 4059

Author(s):

Gustavo Antônio Mendes Pereira ◽

Maxwel Coura Oliveira ◽

Altino Júnior Mendes Oliveira ◽

José Sebastião Cunha Fernandes ◽

Valter Carvalho de Andrade Júnior ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Dry Matter ◽

Block Design ◽

Total Yield ◽

Soil Conditions ◽

Root Yield ◽

Shoot Height ◽

Climate Conditions ◽

Randomized Complete Block Design ◽

Commercial Yield ◽

The Town

The successful commercial use of carrot depends on the choice of cultivars that are well-adapted to soil and climate conditions at the cultivation site and on good consumer acceptance. The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of carrot cultivars grown in autumn-winter in two towns with different climatic characteristics, in the High Jequitinhonha Valley, MG, Brazil. The experiments were conducted on the Rio Manso farm, in the town of Couto de Magalhães de Minas and on Campus JK at UFVJM, in the town of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Six carrot cultivars (Brasília, Nantes, Kuronan, Esplanada, Planalto and Tornado) were evaluated using a randomized complete block design with three replicates. The following morpho-agronomic characteristics were evaluated 100 days after sowing: shoot height, root length, root dry matter, total dry matter, harvest index, commercial yield and total yield root. The most suitable cultivars in Diamantina were Planalto, Tornado and Kuronan, and the cultivatar Planalto was the best suited to Couto de Magalhães de Minas. The agronomic performance of the cultivars was higher in Couto de Magalhães de Minas for the majority of the study variables, resulting in a higher total yield and commercial root yield. The climatic and soil conditions of Diamantina induced flowering in most cultivars, causing a loss to the commercial yield in autumn-winter cultivation.

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PRODUCTION OF CHERRY TOMATO CHIPS IN DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROTECTED ENVIRONMENT

Ipê Agronomic Journal ◽

10.37951/2595-6906.2020v4i1.5478 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 1-6

Author(s):

Mirian Nomura ◽

Luan Soares da Silva ◽

Matheus Vinicius Abadia Ventura ◽

Estevam Matheus Costa ◽

Muriel Silva Vilarinho ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Chlorophyll A ◽

Root Length ◽

Dry Matter ◽

Stem Diameter ◽

Chlorophyll B ◽

Fresh Matter ◽

Shoot Height ◽

Different Types ◽

Screen Mesh ◽

Cherry Tomatoes

The objective of this work was to evaluate the production of cherry tomatoes in protected environments composed of different photoselective screens. The work was conducted in June / July 2018. The treatments consist of different types of protected environments: open sky, black screen (mesh for 30% shade); white fabric (mesh for 20% shade); blue screen (mesh for 20% of shade) and red screen (mesh for 20% of shade). The experimental design was a randomized block with four replicates, ten plants per experimental plot. The following analyses were performed on cherry tomatoes: leaf number, stem diameter, shoot height, root length, total fresh matter, shoot fresh matter, fresh root matter, shoot dry matter, root, chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b. The black shading, white photoselective, blue photoselective and red photoselective screens did not influence the number of leaves, stem diameter, shoot height, root length, total fresh matter, fresh shoot matter, aerial shoot dry matter, root dry matter, chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b. The red photoselective screen showed superiority in the fresh matter of the root of the other treatments.

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DIFFERENT SHADING INTENSITIES INTERFERE WITH THE GROWTH OF Myrocarpus frondosus ALLEMÃO SEEDLINGS IN THE NURSERY?

FLORESTA ◽

10.5380/rf.v51i1.67548 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 51 (1) ◽

pp. 137

Author(s):

Suelen Carpenedo Aimi ◽

Maristela Machado Araujo ◽

Luciane Almeri Tabaldi ◽

Felipe Manzoni Barbosa ◽

Marllos Santos de Lima ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Chlorophyll A ◽

Dry Matter ◽

Electron Transport Rate ◽

Carotenoid Content ◽

Chlorophyll B ◽

Root Volume ◽

Morphological Attributes ◽

Initial Stage ◽

Pigment Contents ◽

Native Tree Species

Native tree species present different responses depending on their adaptability to varying degrees of sunlight. The objective of this study was to evaluate the growth of Myrocarpus frondosus seedlings under different shade conditions in a nursery. The experimental design included randomized blocks in a factorial scheme, corresponding to treatments of full sun (0%), or one of three shading intensities (30%, 50%, and 70%), with evaluation times of 30, 90, 150, 210, 270, 330, and 390 days after emergence – d.a.e. The evaluation of the morphological attributes height (H) and stem diameter (SD) were determined every 60 days, and H/SD ratio were calculated. At 390 d.a.e, the following attributes were evaluated: aerial dry matter, (ADM), root dry matter (RDM), total dry matter, (TDM), Dickson quality index (DQI), leaf area (LA), root volume (RV), and root length. The pigment contents of chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, and chlorophyll a/b ratio were also identified, along with carotenoid content, maximum quantum yield PSII (Fv/Fm), and electron transport rate (ETR). Myrocarpus frondosus requires shading in its initial stage of growth, at an ideal intensity of 50% or 70% for producing seedlings.

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EFFECTS OF FOLIAR SPRAYING WITH SALICYLIC ACID ON SOME QUANTITY AND QUALITY CHARACTERISTICS OF PEAR FRUITS

JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN AGRICULTURE ◽

10.24297/jaa.v7i2.6212 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 1064-1070

Author(s):

Ikbal Muhammed Gharib Tahir ◽

Tahir A. Ahmed ◽

Nameer N. Fadhil

Keyword(s):

Salicylic Acid ◽

Chlorophyll A ◽

Block Design ◽

Quality Characteristics ◽

Fruit Weight ◽

Control Treatment ◽

Total Acidity ◽

Chlorophyll B ◽

Total Carotenoids ◽

Highest Weight

A factorial experiment with randomized complete block design carried out in Erbil governorate, Iraq during 2015 and 2016 seasons on pear (Pyrus Communis L.) Spadona and Compote cvs. to investigate the effects of spraying trees with (0, 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5%) salicylic acid (SA) on some fruits quantity and quality characteristics. The results show that Compote fruits had the highest weight and firmness significantly compared to Spadona fruits in both seasons, whereas Spadona variety records the highest total acidity. Fruits of Compote variety records higher chlorophyll a , chlorophyll b and total carotenoids content significantly compared to Spadona variety in 2015, in the opposite of the results of 2016 in respect to chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b. Spraying trees with SA increased fruit weight and firmness compare to control treatment for both seasons, and total acidity in 2015 and total sugars in 2016, whereas the differences were not significant in 2016 and 2015 for the last two properties. In 2015 spraying 1.5% SA increased each of chlorophyll a and b content significantly compared to other concentrations, whereas significant decrease in total carotenoids content observed with increasing SA concentration, whereas the differences between SA treatments were not significant in 2016 in respect to chlorophyll a, b and total carotenoids.

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Test of Samosir local varieties of shallots with gamma-ray radiation on changes morphology characters, physiology and production

IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science ◽

10.1088/1755-1315/886/1/012120 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 886 (1) ◽

pp. 012120

Author(s):

Yelfi Yana Linda Br Jabat ◽

Rosmayati ◽

Jonathan Ginting

Keyword(s):

Chlorophyll A ◽

Gamma Ray ◽

Block Design ◽

Market Demand ◽

The Public ◽

Randomized Block Design ◽

Gamma Ray Irradiation ◽

Wet Weight ◽

High Production ◽

Physiological Characters

Abstract Shallots are one of the vegetable commodities that are in demand by the public, but their production does not meet market demand. One of the reasons is the difficulty of suitable seeds for the area. This condition can be overcome by obtaining superior seeds in the Samosir area through irradiation on shallot bulbs. The research objectives were to produce high production, and to identify changes in the morphological and physiological characters of the local Samosir variety shallots. Treatments were arranged in a non-factorial Randomized Block Design. Shallots bulbs were irradiated with several doses of gamma-ray irradiation (0, 1, and 2Gy) using a Co 60irradiation sources. The results showed that there were morphological and physiological differences between the irradiation treatments. The number of leaves with the highest value at 2 Gy 20.147 g and the lowest at 18.894 g control. The heaviest wet weight in the control was 20.355 g and the lowest was at 2 Gy 18.45 g. At 1 Gy and 2 Gy can significantly increase the content of chlorophyll-a 2 Gy 2.484, chlorophyll-b 2 Gy 1.579, and total chlorophyll-(a+b) 2 Gy 4.056. This proves that the dose of gamma-ray radiation affects the morphological and physiological characters of shallots.

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USE OF WASTEWATER IN THE PRODUCTION OF AROEIRA SEEDLINGS

Revista Caatinga ◽

10.1590/1983-21252018v31n318rc ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 31 (3) ◽

pp. 687-694

Author(s):

RAIMUNDO FERNANDES DE BRITO ◽

MIGUEL FERREIRA NETO ◽

MARIA ALCILENE MORAIS ◽

NILDO DA SILVA DIAS ◽

RANIERE BARBOSA DE LIRA

Keyword(s):

Dry Matter ◽

Block Design ◽

Domestic Sewage ◽

Sewage Effluent ◽

Shoot Height ◽

Public Supply ◽

Randomized Block Design ◽

Morphological Index ◽

Irrigation Solution ◽

Supply Water

ABSTRACT The use of wastewater has emerged as alternative to control environmental pollution and a viable option to improved water availability in the arid and semiarid zones. In this study, the effects of irrigation solution with domestic sewage effluent and, of growing substrate on growth of Aroeira seedlings was examined in a greenhouse experiment. The effects of five irrigation solution (Public-supply water, PSW, domestic sewage effluent, DSE and the mixtures of 75% DSE + 25% PSW, 50% DSE + 50% PSW and 25% DSE + 75% PSW) and two growing substrate (75% soil + 25% bovine manure and, 75% soil + 25% coconut fiber) were used in a completely randomized block design, arranged as split plots with three replications for each treatment. The evaluations were made at 30, 60, 90 and 150 days after planting, and the parameters following were measured: stem diameter, shoot height, relationship between height and diameter, shoot/root dry matter ratio, dry matter of the root, shoot and total and, Dickson index. The analysis results indicated that the irrigation solution composed by raw sewage effluent or mixed with Public-supply water increased the growth and improved morphological index of Aroeira seedlings, being the better development found when plant of Aroeira were grown in bovine manure + soil substrate under irrigation with solution containing 100% domestic sewage effluent.

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