Physiological indices and growth of hydroponic cucumber under saline nutrient solutions and salicylic acid
ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of foliar application of salicylic acid on the physiological indices and growth of Japanese cucumber cv. Hiroshi grown under saline nutrient solutions in a hydroponic system. The experiment was conducted in a greenhouse at the Center of...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Caatinga 2024, Vol.37 |
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Zusammenfassung: | ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of foliar application of salicylic acid on the physiological indices and growth of Japanese cucumber cv. Hiroshi grown under saline nutrient solutions in a hydroponic system. The experiment was conducted in a greenhouse at the Center of Science and Agri-Food Technology of the Federal University of Campina Grande, Pombal, PB, Brazil, using the Nutrient Film Technique (NFT) hydroponic cultivation system. A completely randomized design was used in a split-plot scheme, with plots consisting of four levels of electrical conductivity of the nutrient solution - ECns (2.1, 3.6, 5.1, and 6.6 dS m-1) and subplots consisting of concentrations of salicylic acid - SA (0, 1.8, 3.6, and 5.4 mM), with four replicates and two plants per plot. ECns of 4.8 dS m-1 associated with foliar application of 3.6 mM of SA resulted in higher relative water content. Growth, photosynthetic pigment synthesis, and biomass accumulation in Japanese cucumber plants are inhibited by nutrient solution from 2.1 dS m-1. Salicylic acid at concentration of 2.0 mM promoted a higher relative growth rate of leaf area for plants under nutrient solution of 2.1 dS m-1. SA concentration of 5.4 mM associated with saline nutrient solution of 6.6 dS m-1 resulted in a higher root/shoot ratio, but intensified the deleterious effects of salt stress on the biomass accumulation of cucumber plants.
RESUMO Objetivou-se com este estudo avaliar o efeito da aplicação foliar de ácido salicílico nos índices fisiológicos e crescimento de pepino japonês cv. Hiroshi cultivado sob soluções nutritivas salinas em sistema hidropônico. A pesquisa foi conduzida em casa de vegetação no Centro de Ciências e Tecnologia Agroalimentar da Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Pombal - PB, utilizando-se o sistema de cultivo hidropônico tipo Técnica de Fluxo Laminar de Nutriente - NFT. Foi utilizado o delineamento inteiramente casualizado em esquema de parcelas subdivididas, sendo as parcelas constituídas de quatro níveis de condutividade elétrica da solução nutritiva - CEsn (2,1; 3,6; 5,1 e 6,6 dS m-1) e as subparcelas de concentrações de ácido salicílico - AS (0, 1,8, 3,6 e 5,4 mM) com quatro repetições e duas plantas por parcelas. A CEsn de 4,8 dS m-1 associada a aplicação foliar de 3,6 mM de AS resultou em maior conteúdo relativo de água. O crescimento, a síntese de pigmentos fotossintéticos e o acúmulo de biomassa nas plantas de pepino japonês são inibidos pela solu |
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ISSN: | 0100-316X 1983-2125 1983-2125 |
DOI: | 10.1590/1983-21252024v3712148rc |