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Does water salinity affect pepper plant response to nitrogen fertigation?

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  • Yasuor, Hagai
  • Tamir, Guy
  • Stein, Avraham
  • Cohen, Shabtai
  • Bar-Tal, Asher
  • Ben-Gal, Alon
  • Yermiyahu, Uri

Abstract

Recent increase in demand for agricultural products combined with scarcity of fresh water has motivated increased use of non-conventional water sources for irrigation. Application of water varying in quality dictates adjustment of nitrogen (N) management. The response of bell pepper to a range of different concentrations of N and salinity (NaCl) was evaluated in soilless and field experiments under greenhouse conditions. Pepper plant biomass and yield increased with N and decreased with salinity. Chloride accumulated mainly in the stems and the fraction of Cl in leaves increased as a function of increased exposure to salinity. Increasing N application resulted in reduced Cl uptake and accumulation in pepper organs, including leaves and petioles. Although N significantly reduced Cl content and concentration in leaves and petioles it did not compensate for the negative effects of increasing salinity. This indicates that salinity itself and not Cl − N competition was the limiting factor affecting growth and yield.

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  • Yasuor, Hagai & Tamir, Guy & Stein, Avraham & Cohen, Shabtai & Bar-Tal, Asher & Ben-Gal, Alon & Yermiyahu, Uri, 2017. "Does water salinity affect pepper plant response to nitrogen fertigation?," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 191(C), pages 57-66.
  • Handle: RePEc:eee:agiwat:v:191:y:2017:i:c:p:57-66
    DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2017.05.012
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    1. Ben-Gal, Alon & Ityel, Eviatar & Dudley, Lynn & Cohen, Shabtai & Yermiyahu, Uri & Presnov, Eugene & Zigmond, Leah & Shani, Uri, 2008. "Effect of irrigation water salinity on transpiration and on leaching requirements: A case study for bell peppers," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 95(5), pages 587-597, May.
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