scholarly journals Silicon increases chlorophyll and photosynthesis and improves height and NDVI of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L. r. latifolium Hutch)

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. e548973826 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alef Fernando Borile dos Santos ◽  
Gelza Caliane Marques Teixeira ◽  
Cid Naudi Silva Campos ◽  
Fabio Henrique Rojo Baio ◽  
Renato de Mello Prado ◽  
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Silicon (Si) it is a beneficial element that relieves biotic and abiotic stresses in plants. However, cotton plants are not considered Si accumulators, with low potential for uptake the element by roots. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of combinations of Si rates applied by leaf spray and soil on the physiology, growth and yield of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L. r. latifolium Hutch). The experimental design was a randomized complete block in a 3 x 4 factorial scheme with four replications. Leaf spraying consisted of three Si concentrations (0, 500, and 1000 mL ha-1) corresponding to 0, 100, and 200 ml ha-1 of monosilicic acid, with spraying split into three applications at stages V4, V6 and V8. Soil-based fertilization consisted of four Si rates in (0, 2.5, 5.0, and 10.0 kg ha-1) corresponding to 0, 0.5, 1.0, and 2.0 kg ha-1 of SiO2. At flowering, photosynthesis, green color index (GCI), plant height, and NDVI were evaluated. The application of Si in the planting furrow near the rhizosphere increased the green color index, reflecting a gain in photosynthesis and plant height, which positively increased NDVI. The use of high solubility Si in the planting furrow can increase the concentration of monosilicic acid in the area with the highest root distribution, enhancing the effect of this element in a non-accumulator crop such as cotton, by improving the green color index, photosynthesis and hence reflecting on gains in plant height and plant leaf area demonstrated by NDVI.

Irriga ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 683-688
Author(s):  
Antonio Flavio Batista De Araujo ◽  
Claudivan Feitosa de Lacerda ◽  
Eduardo Santos Cavalcante ◽  
Jonnathan Richeds da Silva Sales ◽  
Raimundo Nonato Távora Costa ◽  
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IRRIGAÇÃO SUPLEMENTAR DO ALGODOEIRO COM ÁGUA RESIDUÁRIA TRATADA: ANÁLISES BIOMÉTRICAS E PRODUÇÃO DE BIOMASSA     ANTONIO FLAVIO BATISTA DE ARAUJO1; CLAUDIVAN FEITOSA DE LACERDA2; EDUARDO SANTOS CAVALCANTE3; JONNATHAN RICHEDS DA SILVA SALES4; RAIMUNDO NONATO TÁVORA COSTA5 E FERNANDO BEZERRA LOPES6.   1Doutorando, Departamento de Engenharia Agrícola, UFC, Av. Mister Hull 2977, Bloco 804, Campus do Picí, 60450-760, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil, e-mail: [email protected].   2Professor Doutor, Departamento de Engenharia Agrícola, UFC, Av. Mister Hull 2977, Bloco 804, Campus do Picí, 60450-760, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil, e-mail: [email protected].  3Doutor, Departamento de Engenharia Agrícola, UFC, Av. Mister Hull 2977, Bloco 804, Campus do Picí, 60450-760, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil, e-mail: [email protected]. 4Mestrando Departamento de Engenharia Agrícola, UFC, Av. Mister Hull 2977, Bloco 804, Campus do Picí, 60450-760, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil, e-mail: jonnathanagro@gmail,com.  5Professor Doutor, Departamento de Engenharia Agrícola, U.F.C, Av. Mister Hull 2977, Bloco 804, Campus do Picí, 60450-760, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil, e-mail: [email protected]. 6Professor Doutor, Departamento de Engenharia Agrícola, U.F.C, Av. Mister Hull 2977, Bloco 804, Campus do Picí, 60450-760, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil, e-mail: [email protected].     1 RESUMO   O uso das águas residuárias tratadas em lagoas de estabilização na irrigação suplementar, desponta como uma estratégia para incrementar a produção agrícola de forma sustentável durante a estação das chuvas, eliminando, pelo menos parcialmente, as perdas associadas aos veranicos. Nesse contexto, o objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar os impactos da irrigação suplementar do algodoeiro, sem e com adubação química com NPK, e simulando-se as condições de umidade do solo baseada em uma série histórica de dados de precipitação dos últimos 30 anos para a região do Baixo Jaguaribe-CE, considerando-se cenários normais, seca e seca severa. A pesquisa foi desenvolvida no município de Russas – CE, em uma área vizinha à lagoa de estabilização da CAGECE. O ensaio foi instalado em delineamento em blocos ao acaso, com arranjo dos tratamentos em parcelas subsubdivididas, com quatro repetições. Os resultados mostram impactos de cenários hídricos e da suplementação sobre a maioria das variáveis de crescimento das plantas de algodoeiro. A irrigação suplementar com águas residuárias incrementa a produção de biomassa e o vigor das plantas de algodão durante a fase inicial de desenvolvimento, independente da presença ou ausência da adubação com NPK. Esses efeitos foram significativos especialmente nos cenários de seca e seca severa.   Palavras-chave: Gossypium hirsutum L, reuso de água, Irrigação.     ARAUJO, A. F. B.; LACERDA, C. F.; CAVALCANTE, E. S.; SALES, J. R. S.; COSTA, R. N. T.; LOPES, F. B. SUPPLEMENTAL IRRIGATION OF COTTON WITH TREATED WASTEWATER: BIOMETRIC ANALYSIS AND BIOMASS PRODUCTION     2 ABSTRACT   The use of treated wastewater in stabilization ponds for supplementary irrigation emerges as a strategy to increase agricultural production sustainably during the rainy season, eliminating, at least partially, the losses associated with summer. In this context, this work evaluated the impacts of supplementary cotton irrigation, without and with chemical fertilization with NPK, on soil moisture conditions based on a historical series of precipitation data for the last 30 years for the region of Baixo Jaguaribe-CE, considering normal scenarios, drought and severe drought. The research was conducted in the municipality of Russas - CE, in an area adjacent to the CAGECE stabilization pond. The trial was installed in a randomized block design, with the treatments arranged in sub-divided plots, with four replications. The results show impacts of water scenarios and supplementation on most growth variables of cotton plants. Supplementary irrigation with wastewater increases the production of biomass and the vigor of cotton plants during the initial stage of development, regardless of the presence or absence of NPK fertilization. These effects were significant, especially in drought and severe drought scenarios.   Keywords: Gossypium hirsutum L, wastewater, irrigation.


1981 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-126
Author(s):  
Luiz Mauro Barbosa ◽  
Paulo R.C. Castro

The effects of growth retardants on infestation by Potyphagotarsonemus tatus (broad mite) on cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L. cv. IAC-17) plants was studied. Cotton plants were sprayed with (2-ch1oroethy1) trimethylammonium chloride (CCC) 250, 350 and 450 ppm, and with 1,1-dimethyl-piperidinium chloride (Pix) at concentrations of 84, 167 and 250 ppm. Growth retardants did not give effective control of Potyphagotarsone mus tatus but application of Pix 167 ppm showed a tendency to reduce mite attack.


Weed Science ◽  
1981 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 303-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. P. Richard ◽  
H. R. Hurst ◽  
R. D. Wauchope

Levels of MSMA (monosodium methanearsonate) that simulated drift (0.2, 0.39, and 0.78 kg/ha) were applied over-the-top to rice (Oryza sativaL. ‘Vista’, ‘Starbonnet’, or ‘Labelle’) after flooding at four developmental stages between early tillering and late jointing. The MSMA rates used were equivalent to, or lower than, the 0.78-kg/ha rate that would be applied as an over-the-top application to cotton (Gossypium hirsutumL.) for early season weed control. Over-the-top applications of MSMA did not affect heading and maturity dates of filled grains regardless of the rate or application timing. Reductions occurred, however, in plant height, number of panicles, and yield. In addition, the percentage of erect panicles showing typical “straighthead” symptoms increased. Rice sensitivity to MSMA depended on MSMA rate and stage of growth with injury being most severe as rice approached the reproductive stages of development. Because aerial applications of MSMA to cotton are normally made before rice reaches the reproductive stage, injury resulting from MSMA drift should be minimal.


2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 438-454
Author(s):  
Muhammad Azeem ◽  
Yang Shoujun ◽  
Muhammad Qasim ◽  
Muhammad Waseem Abbasi ◽  
Naeem Ahmed ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 159-168
Author(s):  
Asher G Jones ◽  
Kelli Hoover ◽  
Kirsten Pearsons ◽  
John F Tooker ◽  
Gary W Felton

Abstract Neonicotinoid seed treatments are frequently used in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L. [Malvales: Malvaceae]) production to provide protection against early-season herbivory. However, there is little known about how these applications affect extrafloral nectar (EFN), an important food resource for arthropod natural enemies. Using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays, we found that neonicotinoids were translocated to the EFN of clothianidin- and imidacloprid-treated, greenhouse-grown cotton plants at concentrations of 77.3 ± 17.3 and 122.6 ± 11.5 ppb, respectively. We did not find differences in the quantity of EFN produced by neonicotinoid-treated cotton plants compared to untreated controls, either constitutively or after mechanical damage. Metabolomic analysis of sugars and amino acids from treated and untreated plants did not detect differences in overall composition of EFN. In bioassays, female Cotesia marginiventris (Cresson) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) parasitoid wasps that fed on EFN from untreated, clothianidin-treated, or imidacloprid-treated plants demonstrated no difference in mortality or parasitization success. We also conducted acute toxicity assays for C. marginiventris fed on honey spiked with clothianidin and imidacloprid and established LC50 values for male and female wasps. Although LC50 values were substantially higher than neonicotinoid concentrations detected in EFN, caution should be used when translating these results to the field where other stressors could alter the effects of neonicotinoids. Moreover, there are a wide range of possible sublethal impacts of neonicotinoids, none of which were explored here. Our results suggest that EFN is a potential route of exposure of neonicotinoids to beneficial insects and that further field-based studies are warranted.


1975 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vilgeny A. Guseinov ◽  
Gleb I. Kiryanov ◽  
Boris F. Vanyushin

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