Effect of electrical conductivity on the productivity and nutrient uptake of Lactuca sativa L. grown using nutrient film technique (NFT)

2019 ◽  
pp. 137-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
U.C. Samarakoon ◽  
C. Fyffe ◽  
J. Bale ◽  
P. Ling ◽  
S. Basnagala ◽  
...  
Agronomy ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 660 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylwester Smoleń ◽  
Iwona Kowalska ◽  
Peter Kováčik ◽  
Włodzimierz Sady ◽  
Marlena Grzanka ◽  
...  

A two-year greenhouse study was conducted to assess the effects of the application of I (as KIO3), Se (as Na2SeO3), and salicylic acid (SA) in nutrient solutions on the chemical composition of six lettuce cultivars, i.e., two butterhead lettuces (BUTL), “Cud Voorburgu” and “Zimująca”; two iceberg lettuces (ICEL), “Maugli” and “Królowa lata”; and two Lactuca sativa L. var. crispa L. (REDL) cultivars, “Lollorossa” and “Redin”, grown in the NFT (nutrient film technique) system. The treatments were as follows: control, I+Se, I+Se+0.1 mg SA dm−3, I+Se+1.0 mg SA dm−3, and I+Se+10.0 mg SA dm−3. KIO3 was used at a dose of 5 mg I dm−3, while Na2SeO3 was used at 0.5 mg Se dm−3. The application of I+Se was a mild abiotic stress factor for the plants of the ICEL and REDL cultivars. In contrast, I+Se did not have a negative impact on the BUTLcultivars. The application of 1.0 mg SA dm−3 improved the biomass productivity in all cultivars compared with I+Se. In the majority of the cultivars, the applied combinations of I+Se and I+Se+SA resulted in a reduction in the nitrate(V) content that was beneficial to the consumer and increased levels of sugars, phenols, phenylpropanoids, flavonols, and anthocyanins. In addition, an increase in ascorbic acid content was observed, but only in the BUTL cultivars and REDL “Redin”. The application of I, Se, and SA had upward or downward effects on the concentrations of N, K, P, Ca, Mg, S, Na, B, Cu, Fe, Mn, Mo, and Zn in the leaves.


2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sani Ahmad Jibril ◽  
Siti Aishah Hassan ◽  
Che Fauziah Ishak ◽  
Puteri Edaroyati Megat Wahab

Lettuce varieties Bombilasta BBL and Italian 167 were treated with different concentrations of cadmium (0, 3, 6, 9, and 12 mg/L) in a nutrient film technique (NFT) system to study its toxicity on phytochemicals and nutrient elements. Antioxidants analysis which employed DPPH and FRAP, flavonoids, phenolic, vitamin C, malondialdehyde (MDA), and proline indicated significant effects of Cd treatment on the varieties tested. Different concentration levels of Cd lead to positive interactions in FRAP, phenolic, and MDA but no significant effect in flavonoids, vitamin C, and proline. Contents of macro- and microelements in the varieties were significantly affected with increase in the toxicity levels of Cd in all nutrient elements tested with interactions exhibited for iron, manganese, and zinc.


Irriga ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-96
Author(s):  
Fabio Tayrone Oliveira de Freitas ◽  
Tales Miler Soares ◽  
Mairton Gomes da Silva ◽  
Maria Raphaela Severo Rafael

CULTIVO DE ALFACE SOB INTERVALOS DE RECIRCULAÇÕES DAS SOLUÇÕES NUTRITIVAS EM SISTEMAS HIDROPÔNICOS USANDO ÁGUA SALOBRA     FABIO TAYRONE OLIVEIRA DE FREITAS1; TALES MILER SOARES1; MAIRTON GOMES DA SILVA1 E MARIA RAPHAELA SEVERO RAFAEL2   1 Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia Agrícola, Núcleo de Engenharia de Água e Solo, Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia-UFRB, Rua Rui Barbosa, 710 - Campus Universitário, CEP: 44380-000, Cruz das Almas-BA, Brasil. E-mail: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] 2 Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia Agrícola, Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco-UNIVASF, Av. Antônio Carlos Magalhães, 510 Country Club, CEP: 48.902-300, Juazeiro-BA, Brasil. E-mail: [email protected]     1 RESUMO   Objetivou-se no presente estudo avaliar o crescimento e a produção da alface usando água salobra sob diferentes intervalos de recirculações das soluções nutritivas em sistemas hidropônicos. Dois experimentos foram conduzidos concomitantemente em blocos casualizados com cinco repetições. Três cultivares de alface (‘Gloriosa’, ‘Robusta’ e ‘Tainá’) foram cultivadas no mesmo canal hidropônico, sob as seguintes interações: dois sistemas hidropônicos (NFT – técnica do fluxo laminar de nutrientes e DFT – técnica do fluxo profundo, ambos em tubos de PVC) e dois níveis de condutividade elétrica da água – CEa (0,3 e 5,3 dS m–1), no Experimento I; no Experimento II, os mesmos dois níveis de CEa e três intervalos de recirculações das soluções nutritivas (0,25; 2 e 4 h), apenas no sistema DFT. No Experimento I, em geral, os sistemas hidropônicos não promoveram mudanças significativas nas variáveis de crescimento e produção das alfaces. Para o Experimento II, foi viável adotar intervalos de recirculações das soluções de até 2 h (cultivar ‘Robusta’) e 4 h (cultivares ‘Gloriosa’ e ‘Tainá’) no sistema DFT em tubos. De modo geral, apesar das reduções no crescimento e produção da alface utilizando-se água salobra (CEa 5,3 dS m–1), não houve depreciação da qualidade visual do produto para comercialização.   Palavras-chave: Lactuca sativa L., cultivo sem solo, oxigênio dissolvido, salinidade, temperatura da solução nutritiva.     FREITAS, F. T. O.; SOARES, T. M.; SILVA, M. G.; RAFAEL, M. R. S. LETTUCE CULTIVATION UNDER DIFFERENT RECIRCULATION INTERVALS OF THE NUTRIENT SOLUTION IN HYDROPONIC SYSTEMS USING BRACKISH WATER     2 ABSTRACT   This study aimed to evaluate the growth and production of lettuce using brackish water under different recirculation intervals of the nutrient solution in hydroponic systems. Two experiments were conducted concomitantly, in a randomized block design with five replicates. Three lettuce cultivars (Gloriosa, Robusta and Tainá) were grown in the same hydroponic channel, under the following interactions: between two hydroponic systems (NFT – Nutrient Film Technique and DFT – Deep Flow Technique, both in PVC tubes) and two levels of electrical conductivity of water – ECw (0.3 and 5.3 dS m–1), in Experiment I; in Experiment II, between the same two levels of ECw (0.3 and 5.3 dS m–1) and three recirculation intervals of the nutrient solution (0.25, 2 and 4 h), only in the DFT system. In Experiment I, in general, hydroponic systems caused no significant changes in the growth and production variables of lettuce. For Experiment II, it was viable to adopt recirculation intervals of the nutrient solution of up to 2 h (cultivar Robusta) and 4 h (cultivars Gloriosa and Tainá) in the DFT system in tubes. Generally, despite the reductions in growth and production of lettuce using brackish water (ECw 5.3 dS m–1), but without deleterious effects on the visual quality of the product for commercialization.   Keywords: Lactuca sativa L., soilless cultivation, dissolved oxygen, salinity, nutrient solution temperature.


2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mostafakamal Shams ◽  
Melek Ekinci ◽  
Metin Turan ◽  
Atilla Dursun ◽  
Raziye Kul ◽  
...  

Agrotek ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
H. J. Namserna

<em>The content of nitrogen and potassium in vermicompost generally low, i.e. less than two percent, so that still require the addition of another source to meet crop requirement.� Potassium nitrate to form the ions K<sup>+</sup> and NO<sub>3</sub><sup>?</sup>� after disolved in water so as to be readily available to plants.� The study aims to determine the effect of the addition of potassium nitrate in vermicompost me</em>dium to the concentration of nutrients in the shoot of lettuce.� Research conducted in the form of pot experiment.� The treatment consists of 12 levels of concentration or nutrient solution electrical conductivity with the addition of potassium nitrate.� The results of experiment indicated that the concentrations of P and K in plant shoot tissue were significantly increased linearly with the provision of KNO<sub>3</sub>.� The concentration N, Ca, Mg, S, Na, Fe, Mn, Cu, Zn, Al and B in shoot tissue of plants is not affected KNO<sub>3</sub>.


2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 50
Author(s):  
Santos Triunfo Leiva Espinoza ◽  
Alcides Román Peña ◽  
Nuri Carito Vilca Valqui ◽  
Juan Carlos Neri Chávez

La hidroponía se presenta como una importante alternativa a la producción tradicional de hortalizas en suelo. Así, el sistema Nutrient Film Technique (NFT) tiene probados beneficios respecto a sistemas de producción convencionales y surge como una importante alternativa al creciente problema de escasez de tierras. En ese sentido en el presente estudio se evaluó el comportamiento de 11 variedades de lechuga con probable potencial para su producción bajo el sistema NFT, para lo cual se instaló un ensayo en diseño estadístico completo alzar con cinco repeticiones por variedad y 10 plantas por repetición. Se evaluaron variables como, altura de planta, longitud de raíz, diámetro de copa, diámetro del tallo, número de hojas, peso en fresco y porcentaje de materia seca, encontrándose que todas las variedades presentaron diferencias significativas en su comportamiento productivo, siendo la variedad Curly Green la de mejor rendimiento, con promedios en peso fresco de 203,36 g. Además mostró un promedio de 42 hojas por planta. Por otra parte la variedad Bohemia obtuvo un peso de 115,45 g por planta aunque obtuvo un mayor porcentaje de materia seca (26%).


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Rommy Andhika Laksono

This study aims to determine the effect of EC value (Electrical Conductivity) which is able to provide the best production of Red Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) Red Rapid Variety on the Floating Raft Hydroponic System. The experiment was conducted in a green house located in Sukaluyu Village, Telukjambe Timur District, Karawang Regency, from October to December 2016. The study used a randomized block design, consisting of 4 treatments, repeated 6 times, namely A (EC 0.5 - 1.5 mS / cm), B (EC 1.5 - 2.5 mS / cm), C (EC 2 , 5 - 3,5 mS / cm), D (EC 3,5 - 4,5 mS / cm) Data were analyzed using analysis of variance and further tests with Duncans multiple range test at 5% level. The number of plants for each treatment plot was 6 plants. The experimental results show that different EC (Electrical Conductivity) values have significantly different effects on the average plant height, 7, 14, 21, 28, 35 and 42 HST, the average number of leaves 21, 28, 35 and 42 HST , average stem diameter 7, 14, 21, 28, 35 and 42 days, average leaf area per plant, and average fresh weight per plant. The EC value of 3.5 - 4.5 mS / cm gives the highest production on the average fresh weight per lettuce plant (158.66 g), equivalent to 31.73 tons / ha. 


Irriga ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 354-363
Author(s):  
Roberto Rezende ◽  
Celso Helbel Júnior ◽  
Paulo Sérgio Lourenço de Freitas ◽  
Antonio Carlos Andrade Gonçalves ◽  
Rivanildo Dallacort ◽  
...  

DIFERENTES SOLUÇÕES NUTRITIVAS APLICADAS EM DUAS VAZÕES NA PRODUÇÃO HIDROPÔNICA DA CULTURA DA ALFACE   Roberto Rezende1; Celso Helbel Junior1; Paulo Sérgio Lourenço de Freitas1; Antonio Carlos Andrade Gonçalves1; Rivanildo Dallacort1; José Antônio Frizzone21Departamento de Agronomia, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, PR,  [email protected] de Engenharia Rural, Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz”, Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, SP  1 RESUMO O experimento foi conduzido em casa de vegetação, na unidade de pesquisa em agricultura irrigada da Universidade Estadual de Maringá. O objetivo deste trabalho foi estudar os efeitos de diferentes soluções nutritivas aplicadas em duas vazões na produção hidropônica da alface (Lactuca sativa L.), cultivada pelo sistema NFT (Nutrient Film Technique). O delineamento experimental foi o de inteiramente casualizado, em esquema fatorial 3X2 e com três repetições. Os tratamentos constaram de três soluções nutritivas com concentrações diferentes (S1=1,2 dS m-1, S2=2,5 dS m-1 e S3=0,8 dS m-1) combinadas com duas vazões de aplicação (V1=1,2 L min-1 e V2=0,8 L min-1 ) nos canais de cultivo. Para avaliar o efeito dos tratamentos no desenvolvimento da cultura os dados foram submetidos à análise de variância (Teste F), e os resultados avaliados através de teste de média de Tukey (5%). A análise dos resultados permitiu concluir que a interação dos fatores solução e vazão não foi significativa e o tratamento S1 (CE= 1,2 dS m-1) mostrou maior biomassa fresca e diâmetro do caule e menor biomassa seca de raiz. UNITERMOS: cultivo protegido, Lactuca sativa, nutrição de plantas, NFT.  REZENDE, R.; HELBEL JUNIOR, C.; FREITAS, P. S. L. de; GONÇALVES, A. C. A.; DALLACORT, R.; FRIZZONE, J. A. HYDROPONIC LETTUCE PRODUCTION UNDER TWO DIFFERENT APPLICATION FLOWS OF NUTRITIOUS SOLUTIONS   2 ABSTRACT This experiment was carried out in greenhouse, in the research unit on Irrigated Agriculture of the  of MaringáStateUniversity. The aim was to study the effect the different nutrient solutions applied in two outflow on the hydroponic lettuce (Lactuca sativa) production. The experimental design was entirely randomized, in a 3x2 factorial scheme and 3 repetitions. The treatments consisted of three nutrients solutions combined with two application outflow in the cultivation canals. To evaluate the effect of the treatments in the crop growth,  the data were submitted to  the Variance Analysis (Test F), and the results evaluated through Tukey’s Test (5%). The result analysis allowed to conclude that the interaction between solution and outflow was not significant and the treatment S1 (CE = 1,2 dS m-1) presented larger fresh biomass and  stem diameter , and smaller dry  root biomass.KEYWORDS: protection cultived, Lactuca sativa, plant nutrition, NFT


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