Only low saline conditions benefited yield and quality of iceplant grown in pot culture
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Title: | Only low saline conditions benefited yield and quality of iceplant grown in pot culture |
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Authors: | Rodríguez Hernández, María del Carmen | Garmendia, Idoia |
Research Group/s: | Fisiología Vegetal Aplicada |
Center, Department or Service: | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Ciencias de la Tierra y del Medio Ambiente |
Keywords: | Mesembryanthemum crystallinum | Salinity | Growth | Production |
Knowledge Area: | Fisiología Vegetal |
Issue Date: | 3-Mar-2022 |
Publisher: | German Society for Quality Research on Plant Foods | Section Applied Botany of the German Society for Plant Sciences (DBG) |
Citation: | Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality. 2022, 95: 17-22. https://doi.org/10.5073/JABFQ.2022.095.003 |
Abstract: | Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L. or iceplant is an annual facultative halophyte adapted to extreme environmental conditions, as salinity. This characteristic has special importance in the Mediterranean region, where the drought conditions entail the most important problems of soil and water salinity. Furthermore, there is currently a great gastronomic interest for this plant due to its soft texture, fresh and salty taste, high content of water and beneficial compounds for health. Therefore, the objective of this work was to establish the optimal salt growth conditions for pot cultivation of iceplant in greenhouse. Thus, the effect of different salinity levels (0, 100, 200 and 300 mM NaCl) under controlled conditions was evaluated. Severe salinity treatments reduced crop production. However, results showed that the 100 mM NaCl treatment benefited plant growth. This treatment showed greater leaf fresh weight and area, pigment content and maintained its root and shoot biomass similar to control values. In addition, compared to control plants, salinity increased the specific leaf area and leaf relative water content, reduced leaf starch and K concentrations. Therefore, results confirm that iceplant pot culture can be strategically perform under low salinity conditions with an enhancement or maintenance of crop yield and quality. |
Sponsor: | This work was financed by the Valencian Community – Spain (GV/2018/068). |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10045/122125 |
ISSN: | 1439-040X |
DOI: | 10.5073/JABFQ.2022.095.003 |
Language: | eng |
Type: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Rights: | © The Author(s) 2022. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en). |
Peer Review: | si |
Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.5073/JABFQ.2022.095.003 |
Appears in Collections: | INV - FVA - Artículos de Revistas |
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