Physiological Study of the Efficacy of Archer<sup>®</sup> Eclipse in the Protection against Sunburn in Cucumber Plants
Sunburn is an important issue affecting the yield of many crops, mainly in arid and semi-arid regions. Excessive solar radiation and high temperatures can reduce growth and cause leaf chlorosis, oxidative stress, and photosynthesis impairment. It is thus necessary to develop agricultural techniques...
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| author | Iván Navarro-Morillo Francisco Garcia-Sanchez Jose Maria Camara-Zapata Eloy Navarro-León María José Izquierdo-Ramos Begoña Blasco Juan Manuel Ruiz |
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| description | Sunburn is an important issue affecting the yield of many crops, mainly in arid and semi-arid regions. Excessive solar radiation and high temperatures can reduce growth and cause leaf chlorosis, oxidative stress, and photosynthesis impairment. It is thus necessary to develop agricultural techniques to protect plants in a cost-effective and reproducible manner. A potential method is through the spray of protective compounds based on particulate films, such as those based on kaolin. The objective of this study is to evaluate the effects of spraying the protective product Archer<sup>®</sup> Eclipse, created by Atlántica Agrícola S.A. (Alicante, Spain), on sunburn damage in a sensitive species such as the cucumber plants (<i>Cucumis sativus</i> L.). To evaluate the effects of sunburn on the plants, parameters related to biomass, leaf temperature, photosynthesis, and oxidative stress were analysed. Plants sprayed with Archer<sup>®</sup> Eclipse showed fewer sunburn symptoms and obtained 43% more shoot biomass than those that were not treated. In addition, plants sprayed with Archer<sup>®</sup> Eclipse showed 3 °C lower leaf temperatures, higher photosynthesis performance, 88% more water use efficiency, and 21% more chlorophyll concentration. Finally, plants treated with Archer<sup>®</sup> Eclipse presented 6% less accumulations of carotenoids and 67% less total phenols, but lower oxidative stress indicators. In conclusion, this study confirms the efficiency of Archer<sup>®</sup> Eclipse in protecting a sensitive vegetable plant such as the cucumber from sunburn-inducing conditions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3d14448604d44b25b44e22f32e2eb85d2023-11-23T16:55:14ZengMDPI AGHorticulturae2311-75242022-06-018650010.3390/horticulturae8060500Physiological Study of the Efficacy of Archer<sup>®</sup> Eclipse in the Protection against Sunburn in Cucumber PlantsIván Navarro-Morillo0Francisco Garcia-Sanchez1Jose Maria Camara-Zapata2Eloy Navarro-León3María José Izquierdo-Ramos4Begoña Blasco5Juan Manuel Ruiz6R + D Department of Atlántica Agrícola, 03400 Villena, SpainCentro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 30100 Murcia, SpainCentro de Investigación e Innovación Agroalimentaria y Agroambiental (CIAGRO-UMH), Miguel Hernández University, 03312 Orihuela, SpainDepartamento de Fisiología Vegetal, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, 18071 Granada, SpainDepartamento de Fisiología Vegetal, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, 18071 Granada, SpainDepartamento de Fisiología Vegetal, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, 18071 Granada, SpainDepartamento de Fisiología Vegetal, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, 18071 Granada, SpainSunburn is an important issue affecting the yield of many crops, mainly in arid and semi-arid regions. Excessive solar radiation and high temperatures can reduce growth and cause leaf chlorosis, oxidative stress, and photosynthesis impairment. It is thus necessary to develop agricultural techniques to protect plants in a cost-effective and reproducible manner. A potential method is through the spray of protective compounds based on particulate films, such as those based on kaolin. The objective of this study is to evaluate the effects of spraying the protective product Archer<sup>®</sup> Eclipse, created by Atlántica Agrícola S.A. (Alicante, Spain), on sunburn damage in a sensitive species such as the cucumber plants (<i>Cucumis sativus</i> L.). To evaluate the effects of sunburn on the plants, parameters related to biomass, leaf temperature, photosynthesis, and oxidative stress were analysed. Plants sprayed with Archer<sup>®</sup> Eclipse showed fewer sunburn symptoms and obtained 43% more shoot biomass than those that were not treated. In addition, plants sprayed with Archer<sup>®</sup> Eclipse showed 3 °C lower leaf temperatures, higher photosynthesis performance, 88% more water use efficiency, and 21% more chlorophyll concentration. Finally, plants treated with Archer<sup>®</sup> Eclipse presented 6% less accumulations of carotenoids and 67% less total phenols, but lower oxidative stress indicators. In conclusion, this study confirms the efficiency of Archer<sup>®</sup> Eclipse in protecting a sensitive vegetable plant such as the cucumber from sunburn-inducing conditions.https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/8/6/500<i>Cucumis</i> sativuskaolinsun protectorreactive oxygen speciesphoto-oxidative stress |
| spellingShingle | Iván Navarro-Morillo Francisco Garcia-Sanchez Jose Maria Camara-Zapata Eloy Navarro-León María José Izquierdo-Ramos Begoña Blasco Juan Manuel Ruiz Physiological Study of the Efficacy of Archer<sup>®</sup> Eclipse in the Protection against Sunburn in Cucumber Plants Horticulturae <i>Cucumis</i> sativus kaolin sun protector reactive oxygen species photo-oxidative stress |
| title | Physiological Study of the Efficacy of Archer<sup>®</sup> Eclipse in the Protection against Sunburn in Cucumber Plants |
| title_full | Physiological Study of the Efficacy of Archer<sup>®</sup> Eclipse in the Protection against Sunburn in Cucumber Plants |
| title_fullStr | Physiological Study of the Efficacy of Archer<sup>®</sup> Eclipse in the Protection against Sunburn in Cucumber Plants |
| title_full_unstemmed | Physiological Study of the Efficacy of Archer<sup>®</sup> Eclipse in the Protection against Sunburn in Cucumber Plants |
| title_short | Physiological Study of the Efficacy of Archer<sup>®</sup> Eclipse in the Protection against Sunburn in Cucumber Plants |
| title_sort | physiological study of the efficacy of archer sup r sup eclipse in the protection against sunburn in cucumber plants |
| topic | <i>Cucumis</i> sativus kaolin sun protector reactive oxygen species photo-oxidative stress |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/8/6/500 |
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