scholarly journals Tolerance of melon cultivars to irrigation water salinity

Author(s):  
Francisco A. de L. Pereira ◽  
José F. de Medeiros ◽  
Hans R. Gheyi ◽  
Nildo da S. Dias ◽  
Welka Preston ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT The use of saline water for irrigation causes severe restriction to nutritional balance, growth and production in many crops due to the effect of salts on plant and soil. The objective of this study was to investigate the response of melon (Cucumis melo L.) cultivars to various levels of irrigation water salinity on yield and fruit quality. A field experiment was conducted in a split-plot randomized block design with four replicates. The factors were five levels of irrigation water salinity (0.54, 1.48, 2.02, 3.03 and 3.90 dS m-1) in the plots and five melon cultivars (C1 - Sancho - Pele de sapo; C2 - Medellín - Pele de sapo; C3 - Mandacaru - Canary; C4 - Néctar - Galia; C5 - Sedna - Cantaloupe) in the sub-plots. According to the results, among the five genotypes studied, Sancho was the most salt-tolerant genotype, followed by Mandacaru, Medellín, Sedna and Néctar. Since irrigation water salinity did not influence the mean fruit weight, the reduction in the number of fruits was the main cause of yield reduction of the melon crop under high salinity water. The contents of total soluble solids increased under high salinity level.

Author(s):  
Mônica S. da S. Sousa ◽  
Vera L. A. de Lima ◽  
Marcos E. B. Brito ◽  
Luderlândio de A. Silva ◽  
Rômulo C. L. Moreira ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT The salinity of water and soil reduces the growth and production of crops, especially the fruit trees, such as papaya. Thus, it is necessary to obtain management alternatives for cultivation under these conditions. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate the growth and phytomass of papaya cultivated under irrigation with saline water and organic fertilization. An experiment was set up using a randomized block design, with the treatments distributed in a 5 x 2 factorial scheme, consisting of five levels of salinity of irrigation water (0.6, 1.2, 1.8, 2.4 and 3.0 dS m-1) and two levels of organic fertilization (10 and 20 L of bovine manure per plant), with three replications, totaling thirty experimental plots. Growth variables of papaya were evaluated. Papaya plants were negatively affected by irrigation water salinity, with a greater effect on the number of leaves and on dry phytomass of leaves, with no effect of bovine manure levels.


Author(s):  
Idelfonso L. Bezerra ◽  
Reginaldo G. Nobre ◽  
Hans R. Gheyi ◽  
Leandro de P. Souza ◽  
Francisco W. A. Pinheiro ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to evaluate the growth of grafted guava cv. ‘Paluma’ subjected to different concentrations of salts in irrigation water and nitrogen (N) fertilization. The plants were transplanted to 150 L lysimeters and under field conditions at the Science and Agri-food Technology Center of the Federal University of Campina Grande, in the municipality of Pombal - PB. The experiment was conducted in randomized block design in a 5 x 4 factorial scheme, with three replicates, and the treatments corresponded to five levels of electrical conductivity of irrigation water - ECw (0.3; 1.1; 1.9; 2.7 and 3.5 dS m-1) and four N doses (70, 100, 130 and 160% of the N dose recommended for the crop). The doses equivalent to 100% corresponded to 541.1 mg of N dm-3 of soil. Irrigation water salinity above 0.3 dS m-1 negatively affects the number of leaves, leaf area, stem diameter, dry phytomass of leaves, branches and shoots . A significant interaction between irrigation water salinity and N fertilization was observed only for the number of leaves and leaf area at 120 days after transplanting. N dose above 70% of the recommendation (378.7 mg N dm-3 soil) did not mitigate the deleterious effects caused by salt stress on plant growth.


2020 ◽  
Vol 36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseano Graciliano da Silva ◽  
Kilson Pinheiro Lopes ◽  
Odair Honorato de Oliveira ◽  
Marília Hortência Batista da Silva Rodrigues ◽  
Francisco Jean da Silva Paiva

The cultivation of non-traditional fruits has gained ground in the horticulture sector, but which, in certain situations, are plants that require previous studies related to soil adaptability, climate, and irrigation water quality. In this sense, this work aimed to evaluate the effects of irrigation water salinity on Physalis peruviana L. (fisális) plants in the different growth phases. The experimental area was installed on the premises of the Federal University of Campina Grande, adopting a casualized block design, with four saline levels of irrigation water (0.3; 1.2; 2.1 and 3.0 dS m-1) and five repetitions per treatment. The variables analyzed were: stem diameter, plant height and number of leaves every 15 days, leaf area at 55 days after transplanting, number of side branches, number of flower buds, number of flowers, average fruit weight, polar diameter, and equatorial diameter of fruits, number of fruits per plant and productivity. According to the results, the plants were tolerant to saline levels of irrigation water of up to 3.0 dS m-1, without prejudice to the phenological and productive characteristics of the crop. The unitary increase in the salinity of the irrigation water did not result in damage to the physiological characteristics of the plants until the 60 days of transplanting.


2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leandro de P. Souza ◽  
Reginaldo G. Nobre ◽  
Hans R. Gheyi ◽  
Benedito F. Bonifácio ◽  
Geovani S. de Lima ◽  
...  

Due to the reduced availability of good-quality water in the semi-arid region of Northeast Brazil, the utilization of saline waters in irrigation became an alternative for the expansion of agriculture in this region. Thus, it is necessary to develop techniques which can make viable the use of these waters in agriculture. Given the above, this study aimed to evaluate the morphophysiology of ‘FAGA 11’ cashew rootstock subjected to different levels of irrigation water salinity and exogenous proline application through the leaves. The experiment was carried out in a greenhouse of the Federal University of Campina Grande, at the Center of Sciences and Agri-Food Technology, Campus of Pombal, PB, Brazil, in a randomized block design, in 5 × 4 factorial scheme, with three replicates and two plants per plot. Treatments consisted of different levels of irrigation water electrical conductivity—ECw (0.3; 1.0; 1.7; 2.4 and 3.1 dS m-1) combined with proline concentrations applied through the leaves—PC (0; 4; 8 and 12 mM). Irrigations with water up to ECw of 1.37 dS m-1 may be used as it causes an acceptable 10% reduction in the variables of morphology of cashew FAGA 11 seedlings. The proline concentrations tested, with the exception of the Dickson’s quality index of seedlings, did not attenuate the deleterious effects of irrigation water salinity on the cashew FAGA 11 rootstock seedlings.


Author(s):  
José A. C. Wanderley ◽  
Carlos A. V. de Azevedo ◽  
Marcos E. B. Brito ◽  
Mailson A. Cordão ◽  
Robson F. de Lima ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT The study aimed to evaluate the mitigating effect of nitrogen (N) on the damages caused by irrigation water salinity, in the production of yellow passion fruit seedlings. A randomized block design in split plots was used, with five levels of irrigation water salinity (plot) (0.3, 1.0, 1.7, 2.4 and 3.1 dS m-1) and five doses of N fertilization (sub-plot) (180, 240, 300, 360 and 420 mg of N dm-3), with five replicates, totaling 125 experimental units, with one plant per plot. The seedlings were produced in 3.780 mL tubes, used as drainage lysimeter, which received a daily irrigation depth based on water balance. Growth and contents of chlorophyll and carotenoids were evaluated at 85 days after sowing. The increase in irrigation water salinity reduced stem diameter, plant height, number of leaves, chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b and total chlorophyll; increasing N doses also led to linear decline in stem diameter and plant height. Application of increasing doses of N did not attenuate the effect of salinity on growth and pigment contents.


Author(s):  
Emanuel Lucas Bezerra Rocha ◽  
Poliana Coqueiro Dias Araujo

The carnauba (Copernicia prunifera [Miller] H. E. Moore) is a palm tree that has multiple uses and is of great economic and social importance for extractive families in Northeast Brazil. The objective of this work is to analyze the effect of saline water on the production of different progenies of carnauba. The experiment is arranged in a 5 x 36 factorial scheme in a randomized complete block design, with five replications and five plants per replication. The treatments consist of five levels of irrigation water salinity (with commercial NaCl levels, free of iodine: 0, 25, 50, 75, and 100 mM) and 36 free-pollination progenies. The following characteristics are evaluated: foliar length (H), collecting diameter (DC), survival rate (TS), number of leaves (NF), dry shoot mass (MSPA), dry mass of the root system (MSSR), and dry mass ratio of the root system to the shoot. The results reveal similar behavior among the progenies for the evaluated characteristics. However, significance is observed for the parameters leaf length, collection diameter, and survival rate when the progenies are subjected to salinity above 9.6 dS m-1. Another significant factor is the accumulation of Na+ in the aerial and radicular parts in salinity levels of 7.1, 9.6, and 12.0 dS m-1, with the root system being the most affected site. Thus, the tested progenies exhibit similar behaviors in tolerance to irrigation water salinity. Since the carnauba can produce seedlings in water with electrical conductivity of up to 9.6 dS m-1, this species is characterized as a bioindicator of saline soils and is recommended for planting in degraded areas.


Irriga ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 180-193
Author(s):  
Francisco Italo Gomes Paiva ◽  
Francisco De Assis de Oliveira ◽  
José Francismar de Medeiros ◽  
Ana Jacqueline de Oliveira Targino ◽  
Sandy Thomaz dos Santos ◽  
...  

QUALIDADE DE TOMATE EM FUNÇÃO DA SALINIDADE DA ÁGUA DE IRRIGAÇÃO E RELAÇÕES K/Ca VIA FERTIRRIGAÇÃO  FRANCISCO ITALO GOMES PAIVA1; FRANCISCO DE ASSIS DE OLIVEIRA2; JOSÉ FRANCISMAR DE MEDEIROS2; ANA JACQUELINE DE OLIVEIRA TARGINO1; SANDY THOMAZ DOS SANTOS2 E RICARDO CARLOS PEREIRA DA SILVA3 Programa de Pós-Graduação em Manejo de Solo e Água, Universidade Federal rural do Semi-Árido, UFERSA, Mossoró, RN. [email protected]; [email protected] Departamento de Ciências Agronômicas e Florestais, Universidade Federal rural do Semi-Árido, UFERSA, Mossoró, RN. [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Programa de Pós-Graduação em Agronomia, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Areia, PB. [email protected]   1 RESUMO A qualidade do tomate está diretamente relacionada com a qualidade da água utilizada na irrigação e com o suprimento adequado de nutrientes, principalmente o potássio e o cálcio. Este trabalho foi desenvolvido em ambiente protegido na UFERSA, em Mossoró, RN, com o objetivo avaliar a qualidade do tomate em função de diferentes relações iônicas de potássio e cálcio (K+/Ca2+), sendo: F1=1,5:1; F2=1,25:1; F3=1:1; F4=1:1,25 e F5=1:1,5 e quatro níveis de salinidade da água de irrigação (S1-0,5; S2-2,0; S3-3,5 e S4-5,0 dS m-1). O delineamento experimental utilizado foi em blocos casualizados, em esquema fatorial 5 x 4, totalizando 20 tratamentos, com quatro repetições. A relação K+/Ca2+=1:1 correspondente a concentração desses nutrientes recomendada para a cultura em cultivo de tomateiro hidropônico. Foram avaliadas as variáveis relacionadas a qualidade de frutos (sólidos solúveis, vitamina C, acidez titulável, pH e relação AT/SS). O uso de água com salinidade entre 2,0 e 3,5 dS m-1 aumenta a qualidade do tomate pelo aumento da razão SS/AT. As fertirrigações com maiores concentrações de K favorecem a qualidade dos frutos para salinidades até 3,5 dS m-1, mas não afetam a qualidade de tomate na salinidade 5,0 dS m-1. Palavras-chave: solanáceas, uso de águas salinas, potássio, cálcio  PAIVA, F. I. G; OLIVEIRA, F. A.; MEDEIROS, J. F.; TARGINO, A. J. O.; SANTOS, S. T.; SILVA, R. C. PQUALITY OF TOMATO AS FUNCTION OF IRRIGATION WATER SALINITY AND K/CA RATIO IN FERTIGATION  2 ABSTRACT The quality of tomato is directly related to the quality of the water used in irrigation and to the adequate supply of nutrients, mainly potassium and calcium. The objective of this work was to evaluate the quality of tomatoes as a function of the different ionic ratios of potassium and calcium (K+/ Ca2+), with: F1 = 1.5:1; F2 = 1.25:1; F3 = 1: 1; F4 = 1:1.25 and F5 = 1:1.5 and four irrigation water salinity levels (S1-0.5, S2-2.0, S3-3.5 and S4-5.0 dS m-1). The experimental design was a randomized complete block design in a 5 x 4 factorial scheme, totaling 20 treatments, with four replications. The K+/Ca2+ ratio = 1:1 corresponds to the concentration of these nutrients recommended for cultivation in a hydroponic tomato crop. The variables related to fruit quality (soluble solids, Vitamin C, titratable acidity, pH and AT / SS ratio) were evaluated. The use of water with salinity between 2.0 and 3.5 dS m-1 increases tomato quality by increasing the SS/AT ratio. Fertigation with higher concentrations of K favor fruit quality at salinity up to 3.5 dS m-1, but do not affect tomato quality at 5.0 dS m-1 salinity. Keywords: solanaceae, use of salt water, potassium, calcium


2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 623 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evandro Manoel da Silva ◽  
Reginaldo Gomes Nobre ◽  
Leandro De Pádua Souza ◽  
Francisco Wesley Alves Pinheiro ◽  
Geovani Soares de Lima ◽  
...  

The use of saline water in irrigation causes osmotic and toxic effects and nutritional imbalance in plants, leading to morphophysiological modifications in the leaves and compromising the production of photosynthetic pigments, which negatively reflects in the growth and development of the crops. Hence, this study aimed to evaluate the effect of irrigation water salinity on the content of photosynthetic pigments and leaf morphophysiology of guava seedlings cv. ‘Paluma’ under nitrogen (N) fertilization. A randomized block design was used, testing five levels of irrigation water electrical conductivity - ECw (0.3, 1.1, 1.9, 2.7, and 3.5 dS m-1) and four N doses (541.1, 773.0, 1,004.9, and 1,236.8 mg of N dm-3 of soil) in a 5 x 4 factorial scheme with three replicates and five plants per plot. The contents of photosynthetic pigments in the leaves of the guava seedlings cv. ‘Paluma’ were inhibited by the increase in irrigation water salinity at 190 days after emergence, and the salt stress was lessened with the N dose of 1,004.9 mg dm-3 up to an ECw level of 1.2 dS m-1. Leaf morphophysiology of guava seedlings was not compromised by irrigation water salinity up to 1.5 dS m-1, and the highest values were obtained in plants fertilized with 541.1 mg of N dm-3.


Author(s):  
André A. R. da Silva ◽  
Geovani S. de Lima ◽  
Carlos A. V. de Azevedo ◽  
Lauriane A. dos A. Soares ◽  
Hans R. Gheyi ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to evaluate growth, flowering and production components of the cotton cv. ‘BRS Topázio’ irrigated with water of different salinity levels and potassium (K) doses in the soil. The research was conducted in a greenhouse. The experiment was set in a randomized complete block design with four replicates, in 4 x 4 factorial arrangement with 4 levels of irrigation water salinity (1.5, 3.0, 4.5 and 6.0 dS m-1) and four K doses (50, 75, 100 and 125% of the recommendation); the dose of 100% corresponded to 150 mg K2O kg-1 of soil. Irrigation water salinity reduced stem diameter, plant height, number of leaves and leaf area of the cotton cv. ‘BRS Topázio’. Leaf area at 53 DAS was the most affected variable. The highest K dose associated with increased salinity of the irrigation water caused a more deleterious effect on the number of leaves and leaf area at 108 DAS. Progressive increases in irrigation water salinity proportionally increased flower abortion rate and, consequently, reduced the total number of bolls and seed weight of cotton.


Plants ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 216
Author(s):  
Hamza Bouras ◽  
Redouane Choukr-Allah ◽  
Younes Amouaouch ◽  
Ahmed Bouaziz ◽  
Krishna Prasad Devkota ◽  
...  

Soil salinity is a major problem in arid and semi-arid regions, causing land degradation, desertification, and subsequently, food insecurity. Salt-affected soils and phosphorus (P) deficiency are the common problems in the sub-Sahara, including the Southern region of Morocco. Soil salinity limits plant growth by limiting water availability, causing a nutritional imbalance, and imparting osmotic stress in the plants. The objective of this study was to determine the positive effects of P on growth and productivity and understand the major leaf mineral nutrient content of quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) cv. “ICBA Q5” irrigated with saline water. A field experiment applying three salinity (Electrical Conductivity, EC) levels of irrigation water (ECw = 5, 12, and 17 dS·m−1) and three P fertilizer rates (0, 60, and 70 kg of P2O5 ha−1) were evaluated in a split-plot design with three replications. The experiment was conducted in Foum El Oued, South of Morocco on sandy loam soil during the period of March–July 2020. The results showed that irrigation with saline water significantly reduced the final dry biomass, seed yield, harvest index, and crop water productivity of quinoa; however, P application under saline conditions minimized the effect of salinity and improved the yield. The application of 60 and 70 kg of P2O5 ha−1 increased (p < 0.05) the seed yield by 29 and 51% at low salinity (5 dS·m−1), by 16 and 2% at medium salinity (12 dS·m−1), and by 13 and 8% at high salinity (17 dS·m−1), respectively. The leaf Na+ and K+ content and Na+/K+ ratio increased with irrigation water salinity. However, the leaf content of Mg, Ca, Zn, and Fe decreased under high salinity. It was also found that increasing P fertilization improved the essential nutrient content and nutrient uptake. Our finding suggests that P application minimizes the adverse effects of high soil salinity and can be adopted as a coping strategy under saline conditions.


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