scholarly journals Cauliflower qualities in two irrigation levels with the using of hydrophilic agent

2011 ◽  
Vol 38 (No. 2) ◽  
pp. 81-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Koudela ◽  
F. Hnilička ◽  
L. Svozilová ◽  
J. Martinková
Keyword(s):  
Root Weight ◽  
Antioxidative Capacity ◽  
Marketable Yield ◽  
Irrigation Level ◽  
Number Of Leaves ◽  
Collar Diameter ◽  
Total Antioxidative Capacity ◽  
Irrigation Levels ◽  
Edible Parts ◽  
Root Collar

The aim of this work was to evaluate the influence of a hydrophilic agent (Agrisorb), added to a substrate for seedling cultivation (3 g Agrisorb/l of substrate), on the weight of roots, weight, and height of the aboveground part, the number of leaves and root collar diameter of precultivated cauliflower seedlings (cultivar Chambord F1). Seedlings were planted under two different irrigation levels: optimal with available water capacity 80%, and reduced with 50%. The influence of Agrisorb on the following characteristics of cauliflower edible parts was evaluated after harvest: weight, diameter, percentage representation of marketable parts, market yield, content of ascorbic acid, nitrates and dry matter, and total antioxidative capacity value. The addition of Agrisorb significantly increased the weight of the aboveground parts by 17.3%, the root weight by 28.1%, and the number of leaves by 7.9%. After harvest, it was noted that Agrisorb significantly increased marketable yield (by 17.5%) and decreased total antioxidative capacity (by 19.9%) in the treatment with a reduced irrigation level.

scholarly journals APLICAÇÃO DE FERTILIZANTE DE LIBERAÇÃO LENTA NO ESTABELECIMENTO DE MUDAS DE IPÊ-ROXO E ANGICO-BRANCO EM ÁREA DE DOMÍNIO CILIAR

FLORESTA ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aletéia Lang ◽  
Ubirajara Contro Malavasi ◽  
Vanessa Decker ◽  
Paula Vergili Pérez ◽  
Maicon Antonio Aleixo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Slow Release ◽  
Native Forest ◽  
Initial Growth ◽  
Slow Release Fertilizer ◽  
Below Ground ◽  
Number Of Leaves ◽  
Collar Diameter ◽  
Non Destructive ◽  
Root Collar ◽  
Modern Tool

O uso de fertilizantes de liberação controlada constitui-se em uma das modernas técnicas na produção de mudas. Porém existem poucos relatos de seus efeitos sobre o crescimento inicial de espécies florestais nativas em área de domínio ciliar. O estudo objetivou comparar os efeitos de diferentes fertilizantes de liberação lenta (FLL) com uma formulação convencional no crescimento a campo de mudas de Anadenanthera colubrina e Tabebuia avellanedae. As mudas foram plantadas com 55 g por cova de Basacote 3M, Basacote 6M, Basacote 9M, formulação 16-8-12, e uma testemunha (sem fertilização). As mensurações não destrutivas incluíam os incrementos em altura, diâmetro do coleto e número de folhas aos 90, 180, 270 e 360 dias após o plantio, e avaliações destrutivas da massa seca aérea e radicular em mudas escavadas aos 180 e 360 dias após o plantio. Os resultados revelaram maior incremento para o diâmetro do coleto e o número de folhas em A. colubrina com FLL, enquanto que mudas de T. avellanedae expressaram maiores respostas em incrementos de altura. As biomassas secas da raiz e aérea não foram influenciadas pela adição de fertilizantes na cova, apresentando apenas diferenças entre as espécies.Palavras-chave:  Crescimento inicial; Anadenanthera colubrina; Tabebuia avellanedae; fertilizante de liberação lenta. AbstractEffects of fertilizers applied to ipe roxo and angico during their seedlings planting. Slow release fertilizer (SRF) is a modern tool for seedling production. However, there are few reports on the effects of its application on initial growth of native forest species planted on repairing areas. The aim of this experiment was to compare the effects of SRF and a conventional fertilizer on initial growth of fields planted with Anadenanthera colubrine and Tabebuia avellanedae seedlings. Treatments included 55 g per planting hole of Basacote 3M, Basacote 6M, Basacote 9M, conventional fertilizer NPK (16-8-12) and a control (no fertilizer). Non destructive measurements included increments of root collar, length, and number of leaves at 90, 180, 270 and 360 days after planting date. Destructive measurements included dried biomass of above and bellow ground tissues, root length, and leaf area of three seedling randomly selected from each treatment. The results showed higher increments in root collar diameter and number of leaves for A. colubrine with SRF while T. avellanedae seedlings showed higher increments in plant height. Differences in relation to above and below ground dry masses were detected only between species at 180 and 360 days after planting date.Keywords: Initial growth; Anadenanthera colubrina; Tabebuia avellanedae; slow release fertilizer.

QUALITY APPRAISAL OF WHITE SPRUCE AND WHITE PINE SEEDLING STOCK IN NURSERIES

1960 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Dickson ◽  
Albert L. Leaf ◽  
John F. Hosner
Keyword(s):  
White Spruce ◽  
Seedling Quality ◽  
Root Weight ◽  
Quality Appraisal ◽  
White Pine ◽  
Root Collar Diameter ◽  
Integrated Index ◽  
Collar Diameter ◽  
Shoot Weight ◽  
Root Collar

Total seedling weight, shoot weight and root weight in grams on an oven dry basis, root collar diameter in millimeters, and height in centimeters were used to develop an integrated index of seedling quality.

scholarly journals Growth Responses of Chemically Root-pruned Cork Oak Seedlings in the Nursery

2001 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 69-72
Author(s):  
M. Pardos ◽  
J.A. Pardos ◽  
G. Montero
Keyword(s):  
Root Length ◽  
Lateral Roots ◽  
Cork Oak ◽  
Root Weight ◽  
Growth Responses ◽  
Latex Paint ◽  
Root Collar Diameter ◽  
Tap Root ◽  
Collar Diameter ◽  
Root Collar

Abstract Cork oak (Quercus suber L.) seedlings of two Iberian provenances (PA-SR and SM-Lp) were grown for one growing season in non-treated containers or in containers treated on their interior surfaces with white exterior latex paint containing 80 g CuCO3/liter. Copper carbonate-treated containers effectively prevented root deformation and decreased the amount of circled, kinked and matted roots formed at the container wall-medium interface. Root morphology was altered by the copper coating, so elongation of lateral roots contacting CuCO3-treated surfaces was more reduced than that of the tap root (82.7% vs 1.5%). These lateral roots showed higher branching frequency than roots contacting untreated container walls. CuCO3 treatment decreased root collar diameter, but did not influence seedling height, leaf area and tap root length. No sign of copper toxicity was observed in any seedling treated with CuCO3. Provenance had a significant effect on height, root collar diameter, tap root length and root weight per unit length; these results may reflect differences in growth habit of the two provenances. Other growth parameters measured were affected by a copper × provenance interaction. Seedlings of the PA-SR provenance produced less root and plant dry wt when grown in CuCO3-treated than in control containers, but shoot:root ratio was not influenced.

scholarly journals Environment and slow-release fertilizer in the production of Euterpe precatoria seedlings

2018 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 382-389
Author(s):  
Ueliton Oliveira de Almeida ◽  
Romeu de Carvalho Andrade Neto ◽  
Aureny Maria Pereira Lunz ◽  
Sônia Regina Nogueira ◽  
David Aquino da Costa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Slow Release ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Dry Mass ◽  
Palm Tree ◽  
Slow Release Fertilizer ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
Randomized Block Design ◽  
Number Of Leaves ◽  
Collar Diameter ◽  
Root Collar

ABSTRACT Euterpe precatoria Mart. has been demanded due to the functional characteristics of its fruits and, therefore, its planting has been encouraged. However, there is a lack of information about the seedling production system of this palm tree. Neither a favorable environment nor the amount of fertilizer in the substrate have been defined for the production of healthy and vigorous seedlings. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of environments and doses of a slow-release fertilizer on the production of E. precatoria seedlings. The experiment was conducted in a randomized block design, with three replications and ten plants per plot. The treatments were arranged in a 4 x 5 factorial scheme, with four environments (under shading levels of 20 %, 30 %, 50 % and 75 %) and five doses of a slow-release fertilizer (0.0 kg m-3, 2.5 kg m-3, 5.0 kg m-3, 7.5 kg m-3 and 10.0 kg m-3 of substrate). The seedling height; root collar diameter; number of leaves; leaf, shoot, root and total dry mass; and the Dickson quality index were analyzed. There were significant interactions between the shaded environments and slow-release fertilizer doses for all the analyzed variables. The 75 %-shaded environment yielded better quality seedlings. The slow-release fertilizer can be used to produce E. precatoria seedlings in environments under shading levels of 50 % and 75 %, being the 4.60 kg m-3 and 8 kg m-3 doses, respectively, the most recommended ones.

scholarly journals Effect of seedbed steaming on Cylindrocladium floridanum, soil microbes and the development of white pine seedlings

2005 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.T. Dumas ◽  
S. Greifenhagen ◽  
G. Halicki-Hayden ◽  
T.R. Meyer
Keyword(s):  
Soil Microbes ◽  
Root Weight ◽  
White Pine ◽  
Root Collar Diameter ◽  
Fluorescent Pseudomonas ◽  
Pine Seedlings ◽  
Collar Diameter ◽  
Cylindrocladium Floridanum ◽  
Shoot Weight ◽  
Root Collar

The Egedal® bed steamer produced sufficient heat to kill mierosclerotia of Cylindrocladium floridanum at 5 and 10 cm soil depths in one bareroot forest seedling nursery. At a second nursery, the buried inoculum was killed only to a depth of 5 cm. Soil steaming did not affect the mierosclerotia at 15 cm. The steaming reduced populations of fluorescent pseudomonas to undetectable levels to a depth of 20 cm and populations of Trichoderma species were significantly reduced in the upper 10 cm of the seedbed. Density of white pine seedlings sown in the steamed beds was significantly higher (P= 0.05), and height, root collar diameter, shoot weight and root weight were significantly greater (P= 0.05) 4 months after steaming than that of control seedlings sown in unsteamed beds.

scholarly journals Yield of ‘Prata-Anã’ banana plants under water deficit and high plant density

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Diogo Barreto Magalhães ◽  
Sérgio Luiz Rodrigues Donato ◽  
Marcelo Rocha dos Santos ◽  
Cleiton Fernando Barbosa Brito ◽  
Varley Andrade Fonseca ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Density ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Irrigation Level ◽  
Randomized Block Design ◽  
High Plant Density ◽  
Plant Densities ◽  
Production Cycles ◽  
Number Of Leaves ◽  
Use Efficiency ◽  
Irrigation Levels

Abstract Yield-improving and water-saving techniques assume great importance in the cultivation of banana plants under semiarid regions, prone to greater climate variability. The objective of this study was to evaluate yield and water-use efficiency (WUE) response of ‘Prata-Anã’ banana plants to combinations of plant densities and irrigation levels: three irrigation levels, 50, 75 and 100% crop evapotranspiration (ETc), and four plant densities, 1,666 (3.0 x 2.0 m), 2,083 (3.0 x 1.6 m), 2,666 (3.0 x 1.25 m) and 3,333 (3.0 x 1.0) plants ha-1, evaluated in two production cycles. The treatments were laid out in a randomized block design with four replicates. Increasing plant density up to 3,333 plants ha-1 induced reductions in number of leaves at harvest and some yield components; also, longer cycles, and increased yields were observed while maintaining fruit marketable size, regardless of the irrigation level used. Using an irrigation level at 50%ETc and a plant density of 3,333 plants ha-1 led to an increase in WUE of 313.92% in the first cycle and 295.27% in the second cycle compared with 1,666 plants ha-1 irrigated at 100% ETc. Higher yields and WUE can be achieved by using a plant population density of 3,333 plants ha-1 and irrigation levels below 100%ETc.

scholarly journals Production and initial growth of forest species seedlings using sewage sludge and automated irrigation

2021 ◽  
Vol 45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Fonseca de Carvalho ◽  
Mateus Marques Bueno ◽  
Paulo Sérgio dos Santos Leles ◽  
João Felício Gonçalves Abreu ◽  
Rosaria da Costa Faria Martins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Irrigation Management ◽  
Early Growth ◽  
Quality Data ◽  
Initial Growth ◽  
Forest Species ◽  
Irrigation Level ◽  
Schizolobium Parahyba ◽  
Collar Diameter ◽  
Irrigation Levels

ABSTRACT Traditionally, irrigation management has not been used in forest nurseries, compromising the efficiency of the system and the quality of seedlings. In this study, we evaluated the quality of seedlings under different irrigation levels and the substrate composed of pure biosolid, and the initial growth of three Atlantic Forest tree species, produced with automated irrigation management. Four irrigation levels (V1 to V4) were applied by dripping on Schizolobium parahyba (Vell.) Blake, Cytharexyllum myrianthum Chamiáo and Ceiba speciosa Ravenna seedlings. After that, the seedlings were planted to evaluate their early growth in pots. The water was applied in response to species requirement and the volume was measured by water flow sensors, connected to an Arduino MEGA board. Height, collar diameter, leaf area, dry mass and chlorophyll content measurements were used to assess plant development on the seedling and early growth stages. Seedlings that received the highest average volume of water (V4) had a higher rate of growth in height and collar diameter for the three species studied. Despite this, the seedlings that received a smaller volume of water (V1) achieve similar size than V4 ones in pots. The plant growth and quality data, in the two phases analyzed, together with the aggregation of the substrate, indicate that the ideal irrigation level is linked to treatments that received the highest volumes of water (V3 and V4) in the seedling production phase. The results obtained indicate that it is possible to save water and produce seedlings of forest species with quality, ensuring their survival in the field.

scholarly journals Soil Solarization and Calcium Cyanamide Affect Plant Vigor, Yield, Nutritional Traits, and Nutraceutical Compounds of Strawberry Grown in a Protected Cultivation System

Agronomy ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 513 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabatino ◽  
D’Anna ◽  
Prinzivalli ◽  
Iapichino
Keyword(s):  
Ascorbic Acid Content ◽  
Soil Solarization ◽  
Marketable Yield ◽  
Cultivation System ◽  
Agriculture Sector ◽  
Calcium Cyanamide ◽  
Nutraceutical Compounds ◽  
Protected Cultivation ◽  
Number Of Leaves ◽  
Collar Diameter

Soil solarization is a hydrothermal procedure of disinfesting soil of soilborne diseases and pests. Solarization can be combined with many other chemical or non-chemical alternatives to afford integrated pest and diseases management or improve plant yield. Calcium cyanamide (CaCN2) is a fertilizer used in agriculture sector and is also effective in suppressing soilborne pathogens. The present study assessed the influences of different pre-plant CaCN2 dosages on strawberry grown on solarized or non-solarized soil. Soil solarization and 500 kg ha−1 CaCN2 significantly increased early marketable yield by 105.3%, total marketable yield by 53.0% and firmness by 3.0%, respectively compared with the control (no solarization × 0 kg ha−1 of CaCN2). Exposing solarized plots to CaCN2 at 1000 kg ha−1 significantly increased fruit ascorbic acid content by 77.5% and phenolic content by 13.3% compared with fruits from control plants. Overall, plants grown on solarized soil performed better than those cultivated on no-solarized plots. Plants grown on soil treated with a dosage of 500 or 1000 kg ha−1 CaCN2 increased plant height, number of shoots plant−1, number of leaves plant−1, root collar diameter, plant visual quality, anthocyanins, and antioxidant capacity compared to control plants. Fruits from plants grown on soil exposed to CaCN2 with a dosage of 500 and 1000 kg ha−1 showed a lower N fruit content (5.4 and 19.5%, respectively) than control plants (non-treated control).

scholarly journals Seedling growth of Schizolobium parahyba on different substrates and irrigation levels

Rodriguésia ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 62 (3) ◽  
pp. 467-475
Author(s):  
Débora Zumkeller Sabonaro ◽  
João Antonio Galbiatti
Keyword(s):  
Seedling Growth ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Urban Waste ◽  
Irrigation Level ◽  
Agricultural Engineering ◽  
Shoot Dry Weight ◽  
Schizolobium Parahyba ◽  
Collar Diameter ◽  
Total Dry Weight ◽  
Irrigation Levels

Abstract The present study aimed to assess the behavior of seedlings of Schizolobium parahyba (Vell.) Blake growing on different substrates and irrigation levels, and to study the use of urban waste compost in substrates. The experiment was carried out in the College of Agricultural Sciences, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Department of Agricultural Engineering, Jaboticabal Campus, state of São Paulo, Brazil. The experimental design used was completely randomized, consisting of 30 treatments in a factorial design with 15 substrates and two irrigation levels in four replicates. The substrates were composed of different materials: urban waste, Plantmax(r), dry cattle manure, vermiculite and soil. For the study of seedling growth, the following characteristics were evaluated: height (H), root-collar diameter (D), number of leaves, shoot dry weight, root dry weight, total dry weight, H/D ratio, Dickson's quality index, and the ratio between height and shoot dry weight (H/SDW). Assessments of the first three characteristics were carried out 20, 35, 50 and 65 days after sowing. Results showed that urban waste compost increased the growth of Schizolobium parahyba. There were significant differences for the irrigation levels tested; with better results for 150% ET compared to 100% ET irrigation level.

scholarly journals CONSUMO DE ÁGUA E PRODUÇÃO DA FLOR DA FORTUNA CV. GOLD JEWEL SOB DIFERENTES LÂMINAS DE IRRIGAÇÃO

Irriga ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcia Xavier Peiter ◽  
Ana Rita Costenaro Parizi ◽  
Adroaldo Dias Robaina ◽  
Fátima Cibele Soares
Keyword(s):  
Plant Height ◽  
Technical Efficiency ◽  
Water Use ◽  
Water Depth ◽  
Quadratic Function ◽  
Irrigation Level ◽  
Randomized Design ◽  
Number Of Leaves ◽  
Irrigation Levels ◽  
Santa Maria

CONSUMO DE ÁGUA E PRODUÇÃO DA FLOR DA FORTUNA CV. GOLD JEWEL SOB DIFERENTES LÂMINAS DE IRRIGAÇÃO  Marcia Xavier Peiter1; Ana Rita Costenaro Parizi2; Adroaldo Dias Robaina3; Fátima Cibele Soares41Departamento de Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Regional Integrada do Alto Uruguai e das Missões,  Santiago,RS, [email protected] Federal de Santa Maria,  Santa Maria, RS3Departamento de Engenharia Rural, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS 4Universidade Regional Integrada do Alto Uruguai e das Missões, Santiago, RS   1 RESUMO O objetivo deste trabalho foi determinar a lâmina de irrigação, que conduza a flor da fortuna à máxima eficiência técnica para comercialização como espécie ornamental de vaso. O cultivo foi no interior de uma estufa de plástico e o consumo de água da cultura foi determinado por meio da equação do balanço hídrico. As plantas foram submetidas a oito lâminas diárias equivalentes a 100%, 90%, 75%, 60%, 50%, 40%, 25% e 12% da capacidade de vaso. O delineamento experimental utilizado foi o inteiramente casualizado. Os caracteres de produção da cultura analisados foram altura de plantas, número total final de folhas, número de inflorescências por planta e número de flores por inflorescência. A componente de consumo de água foi a única avaliada que melhor ajustou-se ao modelo linear. Os caracteres de altura de plantas, número de inflorescências por planta, número total de folhas e número médio de flores por inflorescência e por planta demonstraram melhor ajustamento significativo à função quadrática. As lâminas de irrigação com máxima eficiência técnica variaram de 9 a11 mm.dia-1 para os componentes de rendimento final, com exceção do número total de folhas que apresentou maximização com o nível de 3 mm.dia-1. UNITERMOS: Produção de flor, déficit hídrico, evapotranspiração, ambiente protegido  PEITER, M.X.; PARIZI, A. R. C., ROBAINA, A.D.; SOARES, F.C.; WATER CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION OF FLAMING CATHY CV. GOLD JEWEL UNDER DIFFERENT IRRIGATION LEVELS  2 ABSTRACT This study aimed to determine the irrigation level that produces the maximum technical efficiency for commercialization of an ornamental plant pot of Flaming Cathy (Kalanchoe blossfeldiana Poelln). Water use was determined by water balance and gravimetric lysimeter method. Plants were submitted to eight irrigation levels with daily water depth corresponding to 100%, 90%, 75%, 60%, 50%, 40% e 25% of pot capacity. The experiment used an experimental randomized design with ten replications. The used analysis parameters were plant height, final total number of leaves, number of inflorescences per.plant-1, number of flowers per.inflorescence-1 at each plant. Water use was the only analyzed parameter that showed linear adjustment. Plant height, number of inflorescences.plant-1 and number of flowers. inflorescence–1 were directly proportional to quadratic function, but the number of leaves decreased under higher water depth levels. Water depth levels with maximum technical efficiency varied from 9 to 11 mm.day-1 for all analyzed parameters, except for the final total number of leaves. KEYWORDS: flower yield, water deficit, evapotranspiration, protect environment

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