scholarly journals Salinity and Soil Type Effects on Emergence and Growth of Pepper Seedlings

HortScience ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 45 (8) ◽  
pp. 1265-1269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Genhua Niu ◽  
Denise S. Rodriguez ◽  
Rosa Cabrera ◽  
John Jifon ◽  
Daniel Leskovar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Salinity ◽  
Soil Type ◽  
Tap Water ◽  
Seedling Emergence ◽  
Soil Layer ◽  
Loamy Sand ◽  
Soil Types ◽  
Silt Loam ◽  
Top Soil ◽  
Saline Solutions

High soil salinity often results in poor stand establishment, reduced plant growth, and reduced yield of many horticultural crops such as peppers (Capsicum annuum). We investigated the effects of soil salinity and soil type on seedling emergence and growth of four commercial peppers (‘NuMex Joe E. Parker’, ‘NuMex Nematador’, ‘NuMex Primavera’, and ‘Jupiter’) in greenhouse experiments. Seeds were sown in either a loamy sand or a silt loam soil in pots and irrigated with saline solutions at electrical conductivity of 0.9 (tap water), 3.0, or 6.0 dS·m−1 (Expt. 1) or at 0.0 [reverse osmosis (RO) water], 0.9, or 1.5 dS·m−1 (Expt. 2). No seedling emergence was observed in treatments irrigated with 3.0 or 6.0 dS·m−1 solutions. The salinity at the top soil layer increased linearly with time when subirrigated with tap and saline solutions in both soil types, whereas no substantial increase in soil salinity was found when subirrigated with RO water or overhead irrigation with tap water. Salt accumulation at the top soil layer was greater in loamy sand than in silt loam. Seedling emergence percent subirrigated with RO water ranged from 70% to 80% in loamy sand and 45% to 70% in silt loam, depending on pepper cultivars. When subirrigated with tap water and saline solutions, the emergence percent ranged from 0% to 60%, depending on pepper and soil types. In Expt. 3, seedlings were germinated in commercial potting mix and grown in 1.8-L pots containing commercial potting mix. Saline solution treatments of 1.4 (control, nutrient solution), 2.1, 2.9, 3.5, or 4.2 dS·m−1 were initiated when seedlings had 11 to 13 leaves. Five weeks after initiating saline water irrigation, the reduction in shoot dry weight was greater in ‘Jupiter’ and ‘NuMex Primavera’ as compared with ‘NuMex Joe E. Parker’ and ‘NuMex Nematador’, but the differences were small.

Distribution of Arsenic in Soil Profiles after Repeated Applications of MSMA

Weed Science ◽  
1974 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 272-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. E. Hiltbold ◽  
B. F. Hajek ◽  
G. A. Buchanan
Keyword(s):  
Sandy Loam ◽  
Soil Column ◽  
Loamy Sand ◽  
Soil Types ◽  
Soil Profiles ◽  
Silt Loam ◽  
Column Studies ◽  
Fine Sandy Loam ◽  
Surface Horizon ◽  
Repeated Applications

Arsenic as MSMA (monosodium methanearsonate) was applied to three soil types over a 6-year period. Percentage recovery of applied arsenic averaged 67, 57, and 39% in Hart-sells fine sandy loam, Decatur silt loam, and Dothan loamy sand soils, respectively. Essentially all of the arsenic recovered in the soils occurred in the plow layer with no evidence of leaching into deeper zones. Batch-equilibrium and soil-column studies in the laboratory indicated that the rate of MSMA movement through the surface horizon would be fastest in Dothan loamy sand and slowest in Decatur silt loam.

Effect of Soil Type and Irrigation Method on Lateral Movement of Cycloate

Weed Science ◽  
1971 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 709-711 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles E. Stanger ◽  
Arnold P. Appleby
Keyword(s):  
Soil Type ◽  
Furrow Irrigation ◽  
Loamy Sand ◽  
Silt Loam ◽  
Lateral Movement ◽  
Sand Soil ◽  
Echinochloa Crusgalli ◽  
Soil Movement ◽  
Irrigation Method ◽  
Loamy Sand Soil

In greenhouse studies, lateral movement and toxicity ofS-ethyl N-ethylthiocyclohexanecarbamate (cycloate) to barnyardgrass (Echinochloa crusgalli(L.) Beauv.) was greater in a loamy sand soil than in two silt loam soils when cycloate was applied by subsurface line injection. Greatest movement and effectiveness resulted from injection into a preirrigated soil without further irrigation. Lateral movement was adequate under furrow irrigation, but the treated band was displaced. Movement of the cycloate was inadequate under sprinkler or subirrigation. Cycloate was more effective when mechanically mixed with the soil than when injected. Cycloate moved more readily in moist soils than in dry soils. When cycloate was injected into a dry loamy sand soil, movement was similar whether irrigation was applied immediately or after 24 hr.

Fertility studies in relation to soil type

1973 ◽  
Vol 81 (1) ◽  
pp. 165-171
Author(s):  
F. W. Calder ◽  
L. B. Macleod
Keyword(s):  
Soil Type ◽  
Soil Types ◽  
Silt Loam ◽  
Clay Loam ◽  
Experimental Site ◽  
Sandy Clay Loam ◽  
Basic Reason ◽  
Fertility Treatments ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
One Year

SummaryThree soil types – Pugwash sandy clay loam, Woodburn gravelly loam and Kirkhill silt loam – were compared by response to fertility treatments over two cycles of a 4-year rotation of 1 -year oats (AvenasativaL.) and 3 years of a grass-legume mixture for hay production. A rotation was started each year on a new section of the experimental site during the first rotation so that all crops were being grown in any one year. Treatments were: N; 0, 56, 112 kg/ha for the first rotation, 0, 168 and 336 kg/ha for the second rotation; P2O5; 0, 84, 168 kg/ha, first rotation, 0, 252 and 504 kg/ha, second rotation; K2O; 0, 67, 134 kg/ha, first rotation, 0, 252 and 504 kg/ha, second rotation. Manure was applied at 0 and 22 t/ha. There was a significant difference in yield for the three soil types for first-, second- and third-year hay crops. Manure increased yield of all hay crops on all three soils, and oat yields on Woodburn and Kirkhill soils. There were varying responses to rates of application of individual nutrients on different soil types. Percentage of species in the hay stands varied between soil types and between years. The differences found between soil types support the basic reason for classifying and mapping soils.

scholarly journals Leaching Potential of Sea Water in Saline Souls

2004 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 27 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. AI Busaidi ◽  
P. Cookson
Keyword(s):  
Soil Salinity ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Surface Soil ◽  
Sea Water ◽  
Saline Soil ◽  
Tap Water ◽  
Soil Layer ◽  
Leaching Potential ◽  
Salt Crust ◽  
Subsurface Layers

Limited fresh water resources, inefficient irrigation and soil salinity reduce agricultural production in arid and semi-arid countries. This paper describes one of the uses of sea water to reduce salinity of an excessively saline soil in Oman. The objective of the study was to determine the efficiency of sea water to leach salt from a simulated profile of a coastal soil. The sandy soil under study contained a salt crust at the surface and was less saline in the subsurface layers. Soil was repacked in columns, 10 cm in diameter and 43 cm long, and three depths of sea water applied, Lo. 43, 64.5 and 86 cm. An additional column was leached with tap water for comparison. A leaching trial was undertaken in the field, using soil from inside cylindrical rings (D 31.5 cm) inserted into the surface. Leaching with sea water reduced soil salinity by between 90.4 and 17.8%, depending on the depth of sampling. Salinity in the surface soil layer was reduced more than in underlying layers. Most efficient leaching occurred with the application of sea water equal in amount to the depth of soil to be leached. It was concluded that sea water is an effective leaching agent, but leached soils still contained more salt than when leached with the same amount of tap water.  

scholarly journals Correlation of Bioassay Crop Growth with Cinmethylin and Chlorimuron Application Rates for Two Soils

HortScience ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 536-538 ◽  
Author(s):  
T.G. Boucounis ◽  
T. Whitwell ◽  
J.E. Toler
Keyword(s):  
Soil Type ◽  
Sweet Corn ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Grain Sorghum ◽  
Soil Types ◽  
Silt Loam ◽  
Field Bioassay ◽  
Crop Tolerance ◽  
Shoot Dry Weight ◽  
Application Rates

Ten crops were evaluated for potential use as field bioassay species for cinmethylin and chlorimuron application rates in two soil types. Cinmethylin injured sweet corn (Zea mays L.) and grain sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] at concentrations as low as 0.28 kg·ha-1 on either soil type, while broadleaf crops were tolerant. Chlorimuron injured sweet corn, grain sorghum, radish (Raphanus sativus L.), cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.), and watermelon [Citrullis lanatus (Thunb.) Mansf.] at rates ≥ 2.5 g·ha-1, and squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) at rates ≥ 5.0 g·ha-1 on a Dothan sand. In a Congaree silt loam, chlorimuron injured cucumber at rates ≥ 5.0 g·ha-1, sweet corn, watermelon, and squash at rates ≥ 10 g·ha-1, and grain sorghum, radish, and cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) at rates ≥ 20 g·ha-1. Soybean and snapbean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) were tolerant to chlorimuron in both soil types. Cinmethylin activity was not altered by soil type, but with chlorimuron greater crop injury was observed in the Dothan sand than in the Congaree silt loam. Sweet corn and grain sorghum were the most sensitive indicator species to cinmethylin and cucumber was the most sensitive to chlorimuron in both soils. Plant emergence and population alone are not valid indicators for crop tolerance to herbicides. Quantitative measurements such as shoot dry weight were more indicative of crop susceptibility to chlorimuron than plant populations. Chemical names used: exo -1-methyl-4-(1-methylethyl)-2 -[(2-methylphenyl) methoxy]-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane (cinmethylin); 2-[[[[(4-chloro-6-methoxy-2-pyrimidinyl)amino] carbonyl]amino] sulfonyl]benzoic acid (chlorimuron).

Metabolism of14C-Pronamide in the Soil and in Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) under Field Conditions

Weed Science ◽  
1987 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 469-475 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean Rouchaud ◽  
Chantal Moons ◽  
Frans Benoit ◽  
Norbert Ceustermans ◽  
Henri Maraite
Keyword(s):  
Lactuca Sativa ◽  
Soil Layer ◽  
Loamy Sand ◽  
Silt Loam ◽  
Sand Soil ◽  
Loamy Sand Soil ◽  
Loam Soil ◽  
Bound Residue ◽  
Main Component ◽  
Kinetics Of

Metabolism of14C-pronamide [N-(1,1-dimethylpropynyl)-3,5-dichlorobenzamide, carbonyl-14C] was studied in silt loam soil (located in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium) and in lettuce (Lactuca sativaL., ‘Appia′, Clause3) from a crop planted in soil that had been treated before planting. During the experiment, most of the14C remained in the 0- to 6-cm soil layer. The percentage of14C-pronamide degraded to14CO2during the experiment was less than 10%. The soil-extractable14C was made up of pronamide and its first ketone metabolite [N-(1,1-dimethylacetonyl)-3,5-dichlorobenzamide]. About 30% of the pronamide present in the soil was bound to the soil. The bound residue, i.e., the14C that could not be extracted by acetone, at lettuce harvest was about 80% of the14C contained in the soil at that time; 3,5-dichlorobenzoic acid was the main component of the bound residue. The harvested lettuce also contained pronamide, the ketone, and 3,5-dichlorobenzoic acid. Similar kinetics of metabolism were observed with lettuces grown on loamy sand soil (located in St. Kathelijne-Waver, Belgium). However, pronamide was not bound to this type of soil.

scholarly journals Longevity of buried ragwort seed in four soils

2000 ◽  
Vol 53 ◽  
pp. 253-257
Author(s):  
T.K. James ◽  
A. Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Sandy Soil ◽  
Soil Type ◽  
Clay Soil ◽  
Soil Types ◽  
Senecio Jacobaea ◽  
Silt Loam ◽  
Viable Seed ◽  
Peat Soils ◽  
Nylon Mesh ◽  
Mesh Bags

The viability of ragwort (Senecio jacobaea L) seed buried for several years at 0 2 4 6 and 19 21 cm depths was evaluated in four different soil types Seed samples in nylon mesh bags were removed after 1 2 3 5 11 and 16 years burial and their viability determined by germination After 16 years no viable seed was found in the clay soil In the silt loam and peat soils 1 3 viable seed remained while in the sandy soil up to 13 remained viable In the surface 0 2 cm layer of soil it took from 109 to 146 years for the percentage of viable seed to fall to 1 of the original viable seed depending on soil type At the 4 6 and 19 21 cm depths the corresponding times were 128 165 years and 130 180 years

EMERGENCE OF ALTAI WILD RYEGRASS AND OTHER GRASSES AS INFLUENCED BY DEPTH OF SEEDING AND SOIL TYPE

1970 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 475-479 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. R. KILCHER ◽  
T. LAWRENCE
Keyword(s):  
Soil Type ◽  
Bromus Inermis ◽  
The Other ◽  
Loamy Sand ◽  
Soil Types ◽  
Clay Loam ◽  
Agropyron Elongatum ◽  
Tall Wheatgrass

Altai wild ryegrass (Elymus angustus Trin.), bromegrass (Bromus inermis Leyss.), tall wheatgrass [Agropyron elongatum (Host.) P.B.], and Russian wild ryegrass (Elymus junceus Fisch.) were seeded at depths of 3, 5, 7 and 9 cm in clay, clay loam, loam and loamy sand. Basically, the species reacted similarly within or between soil types, although top growth of all species was slower in the saline clay. Emergence of Altai wild ryegrass compared with that of other species when shallow-seeded, but exceeded that of all other species when deep-seeded. Emergence of Altai wild ryegrass from 9 cm was half that from the shallow depths, while the other species did not emerge at all from this depth. Its most important establishment attribute was its tolerance to deep seeding in a range of soil types.

scholarly journals Agents of soil salinization in “Chervlenoe” and “Duboovrazhniy” plots of the Svetloyarsk irrigation system

2019 ◽  
pp. 47-61
Author(s):  
E. I. Kravchenko
Keyword(s):  
Soil Salinity ◽  
Irrigation System ◽  
Soil Layer ◽  
Water Extract ◽  
Soil Salinization ◽  
Parent Material ◽  
Volgograd Region ◽  
Top Soil ◽  
Salinity Levels ◽  
Multifactor Analysis

The agents that determine the soil salinity of the key plots “Chervlenoe” and “Duboovrazhniy” of the Svetloyarsk irrigation system (Volgograd region) are studied. We carried out a multifactor analysis of the toxic salts amount variance depending on the following agents: relief, vegetation, parent material and irrigation method, the water extract (1 : 5) being used. It was found that the factors determining the degree of soil salinity in terms of the amount of toxic salts in both cases is parent material. Its contribution into the total variance was more than 80 % for both studied plots. On the plot “Duboovrazhniy” relief also turned out to be a significant factor. Anthropogenic factor – the method of irrigation – was insignificant. The graphs of cumulative frequencies of the occurrence of salinity levels were constructed for soil layers of 0–30 cm, 30–100 cm, 100–150 cm, 150–200 cm. The top soil layer of 0–30 cm is almost non-saline in both areas. On the “Chervlenoe” plot there are strong and very strong degrees of soil salinization; in general, this site is characterized by higher toxic salts amount compared to the “Duboovrazhniy” plot.

scholarly journals Properties of humic acids depending on the land use in different parts of Slovakia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magdalena Banach-Szott ◽  
Bozena Debska ◽  
Erika Tobiasova
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Size Distribution ◽  
Humic Acids ◽  
Forest Ecosystem ◽  
Soil Type ◽  
Soil Types ◽  
Organic Matter Quality ◽  
Degree Of Maturity ◽  
Effects Of Land Use

AbstractMany studies report organic carbon stabilization by clay minerals, but the effects of land use and soil type on the properties of humic acids (HAs) are missing. The aim of the paper is to determine the effects of land use and soil types on the characteristics of HAs, which have a considerable influence on organic matter quality. It was hypothesised that the effect of the land use on HAs properties depends on the particular size distribution. The research was performed in three ecosystems: agricultural, forest, and meadow, located in Slovakia. From each of them, the samples of 4 soil types were taken: Chernozem, Luvisol, Planosol, and Cambisol. The soil samples were assayed for the content of total organic carbon (TOC) and the particle size distribution. HAs were extracted with the Schnitzer method and analysed for the elemental composition, spectrometric parameters in the UV-VIS range, and hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties, and the infrared spectra were produced. The research results have shown that the properties of HAs can be modified by the land use and the scope and that the direction of changes depends on the soil type. The HAs of Chernozem and Luvisol in the agri-ecosystem were identified with a higher “degree of maturity”, as reflected by atomic ratios (H/C, O/C, O/H), absorbance coefficients, and the FT-IR spectra, as compared with the HAs of the meadow and forest ecosystem. However, as for the HAs of Cambisol, a higher “degree of maturity” was demonstrated for the meadow ecosystem, as compared with the HAs of the agri- and forest ecosystem. The present research has clearly identified that the content of clay is the factor determining the HAs properties. Soils with a higher content of the clay fraction contain HAs with a higher “degree of maturity”.

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