Effect of Mulching on Growth and Yield of Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) on the Coastal Sandy Land in Nghe An Province, Vietnam

Background: Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is one of the oil and cash crops in Vietnam. However, owing to the lack of appropriate management practices, the production and the area under cultivation of peanut have remained low. Mulches are the key factors contributing to promoting crop development and early harvest and increasing yields. Methods: The experiment consisted of three mulch treatments, viz., plastic mulch, straw mulch and no-mulch control. All the treatments were replicated thrice in a complete randomized block design. Result: In the conditions of mulch, the plant growth parameters (germination rate, growing time, plant height, number of branches per plant), leaf area index, the number of nodules per plant, dry matter accumulation, yield components and yield of peanut was much higher than that of no-mulch control. Among the mulches, plastic mulch was found superior to straw mulch in the pod yields and water-use efficiency and moisture conservation, thereby can be considered as a reliable practice for increasing the productivity of peanut on the coastal sandy land in Nghe An province, Vietnam.

Differential Physio-Biochemical and Metabolic Responses of Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) under Multiple Abiotic Stress Conditions

The frequency and severity of extreme climatic conditions such as drought, salinity, cold, and heat are increasing due to climate change. Moreover, in the field, plants are affected by multiple abiotic stresses simultaneously or sequentially. Thus, it is imperative to compare the effects of stress combinations on crop plants relative to individual stresses. This study investigated the differential regulation of physio-biochemical and metabolomics parameters in peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) under individual (salt, drought, cold, and heat) and combined stress treatments using multivariate correlation analysis. The results showed that combined heat, salt, and drought stress compounds the stress effect of individual stresses. Combined stresses that included heat had the highest electrolyte leakage and lowest relative water content. Lipid peroxidation and chlorophyll contents did not significantly change under combined stresses. Biochemical parameters, such as free amino acids, polyphenol, starch, and sugars, significantly changed under combined stresses compared to individual stresses. Free amino acids increased under combined stresses that included heat; starch, sugars, and polyphenols increased under combined stresses that included drought; proline concentration increased under combined stresses that included salt. Metabolomics data that were obtained under different individual and combined stresses can be used to identify molecular phenotypes that are involved in the acclimation response of plants under changing abiotic stress conditions. Peanut metabolomics identified 160 metabolites, including amino acids, sugars, sugar alcohols, organic acids, fatty acids, sugar acids, and other organic compounds. Pathway enrichment analysis revealed that abiotic stresses significantly affected amino acid, amino sugar, and sugar metabolism. The stress treatments affected the metabolites that were associated with the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) and urea cycles and associated amino acid biosynthesis pathway intermediates. Principal component analysis (PCA), partial least squares-discriminant analysis (PLS-DA), and heatmap analysis identified potential marker metabolites (pinitol, malic acid, and xylopyranose) that were associated with abiotic stress combinations, which could be used in breeding efforts to develop peanut cultivars that are resilient to climate change. The study will also facilitate researchers to explore different stress indicators to identify resistant cultivars for future crop improvement programs.

ÁGUA SALINA E ADUBAÇÃO FOSFATADA NA CULTURA DO AMENDOIM

ÁGUA SALINA E ADUBAÇÃO FOSFATADA NA CULTURA DO AMENDOIM JOSÉ MARCELO DA SILVA GUILHERME1; GEOCLEBER GOMES DE SOUSA2; SAMUEL DE OLIVEIRA SANTOS3; KRISHNA RIBEIRO GOMES4; THALES VINICIUS DE ARAÚJO VIANA5 1 Mestrando pelo programa de pós graduação em engenharia agrícola da Universidade Federal do Ceará, Campus do Pici (Av. Mister Hull, 2977, Pici, 60.021-970, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil). E-mail: [email protected] 2Professor Doutor, Instituto de Desenvolvimento Rural, Universidade da Integração Internacional da Lusofonia Afro-Brasileira (Avenida da abolição, 3, Centro, 62.790-000, Redenção, Ceará, Brasil). E-mail: [email protected] 3 Discente no curso de agronomia da Universidade da Integração Internacional da Lusofonia Afro-Brasileira (Avenida da abolição, 3, Centro, 62.790-000, Redenção, Ceará, Brasil). E-mail: [email protected] 4 Pós doutoranda em engenharia agrícola da Universidade Federal do Ceará, Campus do Pici (Av. Mister Hull, 2977, Pici, 60.021-970, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil). E-mail: [email protected] 5 Professor Doutor, Departamento de engenharia agrícola da Universidade Federal do Ceará, Campus do Pici, (Av. Mister Hull, 2977, Pici, 60.021-970, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil). E-mail: [email protected] 1 RESUMO A adubação fosfata poderá mitigar o estresse salino em plantas de amendoim. Diante deste contexto, o objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o uso de água salina em diversos estágios fenológicos na produtividade da cultura do amendoim cultivado sob adubação fosfatada. O experimento foi realizado na área experimental da Unidade de Produção de Mudas Auroras, da Universidade da Integração da Lusofonia Afro-Brasileira, Redenção, CE. O delineamento experimental foi inteiramente casualizado, em esquema fatorial 6x2, com 5 repetições, sendo utilizadas seis estratégias de irrigação com água salina com condutividade elétrica de 4,0 dS m-1 aplicadas em diferentes estágios fenológicos da cultura: estresse salino na fase vegetativa (E1); na fase de florescimento (E2); no aparecimento do ginóforo (E3); na frutificação/formação de vagem (E4); no estágio final da floração (E5); sem estresse salino (E6) e duas doses de fósforo 3,1 e 6,2 g vaso-1, correspondendo a 50% e 100% da dose recomendada. As variáveis analisadas foram: vagens formadas, vagens mal formadas, número total de vagens por planta, comprimento de vagem, diâmetro de vagem, massa de vagens e a produtividade. O uso de água de maior salinidade na fase vegetativa evidencia menor diâmetro de vagem. Palavras-chave: Arachis Hypogaea L.; Estresse Salino; Nutrição de plantas. GUILHERME, J.M.S; SOUSA, G.G; SANTOS, S.O; GOMES, K.R; VIANA, T.V.A. SALINE WATER AND PHOSPHATE FERTILIZATION IN PEANUT CROPS 2 ABSTRACT Phosphate fertilization can mitigate salt stress in peanut plants. In this context, this work aimed to evaluate the use of saline water at different phenological stages in the productivity of peanuts cultivated under phosphorus fertilization. The experiment was carried out in the experimental area of ​​the Aurora Seedling Production Unit, at the University of Integration of Lusofonia Afro-Brasileira, Redenção, CE. The experimental design was completely randomized, in a 6x2 factorial scheme, with 5 replications, using six irrigation strategies with saline water with electrical conductivity of 4.0 dS m-1 applied at different phenological stages of the crop: salt stress in the vegetative phase (E1); in the flowering stage (E2); in the appearance of the gynophore (E3); in fruiting/pod formation (E4); in the final stage of flowering (E5); without salt stress (E6) and two doses of phosphorus 3.1 and 6.2 g pot-1, corresponding to 50% and 100% of the recommended dose. The variables analyzed were formed pods, malformed pods, total number of pods per plant, pod length, pod diameter, pod mass and productivity. The use of water with greater salinity in the vegetative phase shows a smaller pod diameter. Keywords: Arachis hypogaea L., Salt stress, Plant nutrition.