Organic amendments role in reducing drought stress in Alcea Rosea L.
Water scarcity and dwindling natural resources due to global warming are negatively impacting ornamental plant survival. Soil fertility remains a problem in arid and semiarid regions. In this study, the effects of four media (arable soil, arable soil + cow manure, arable soil + rice hull, arable so...
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Water scarcity and dwindling natural resources due to global warming are negatively impacting ornamental plant survival. Soil fertility remains a problem in arid and semiarid regions. In this study, the effects of four media (arable soil, arable soil + cow manure, arable soil + rice hull, arable soil + wheat straw) on macronutrient content and quantitative characteristics of Alcea rosea L. under drought stress were investigated. Application of organic amendments mitigated the negative effects of drought in the soil and increased the available organic macronutrients. The application of organic amendments increased the total N, P, and K content in the soil and leaves of hollyhock. Total soluble sugars (by 11.9%), RWC (by 8.75%) and phenolics (by 36.4%) of hollyhock were significantly improved by the application of organic amendments at 80% FC. The amended soil (soil + cow manure) increased the activities of superoxide dismutase and ascorbate peroxidase at 80% FC. Moreover, the soil + cow manure proved to be the best supplement to improve leaf area and dry weight. In conclusion, the application of organic amendments can be successfully used as a cost-effective management method to improve soil fertility and crop production in arid and semi-arid areas.
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| spelling | doaj.art-6f8012138f7249ab8c4fbdf738bca96b2022-12-22T04:37:10ZengFirenze University PressAdvances in Horticultural Science0394-61691592-15732022-07-0136310.36253/ahsc-12185Organic amendments role in reducing drought stress in Alcea Rosea L.Atiyeh Oraee0Mahmoud Shoor1Toktam Oraee2Ali Tehranifar3Hossein Nemati4Department of Horticultural Science and Landscape, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran.Department of Horticultural Science and Landscape, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran.Department of Horticultural Science and Landscape, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran.Department of Horticultural Science and Landscape, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran.Department of Horticultural Science and Landscape, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran. Water scarcity and dwindling natural resources due to global warming are negatively impacting ornamental plant survival. Soil fertility remains a problem in arid and semiarid regions. In this study, the effects of four media (arable soil, arable soil + cow manure, arable soil + rice hull, arable soil + wheat straw) on macronutrient content and quantitative characteristics of Alcea rosea L. under drought stress were investigated. Application of organic amendments mitigated the negative effects of drought in the soil and increased the available organic macronutrients. The application of organic amendments increased the total N, P, and K content in the soil and leaves of hollyhock. Total soluble sugars (by 11.9%), RWC (by 8.75%) and phenolics (by 36.4%) of hollyhock were significantly improved by the application of organic amendments at 80% FC. The amended soil (soil + cow manure) increased the activities of superoxide dismutase and ascorbate peroxidase at 80% FC. Moreover, the soil + cow manure proved to be the best supplement to improve leaf area and dry weight. In conclusion, the application of organic amendments can be successfully used as a cost-effective management method to improve soil fertility and crop production in arid and semi-arid areas. https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ahs/article/view/12185Antioxidant activityhollyhocktrace elementswater stress |
| spellingShingle | Atiyeh Oraee Mahmoud Shoor Toktam Oraee Ali Tehranifar Hossein Nemati Organic amendments role in reducing drought stress in Alcea Rosea L. Advances in Horticultural Science Antioxidant activity hollyhock trace elements water stress |
| title | Organic amendments role in reducing drought stress in Alcea Rosea L. |
| title_full | Organic amendments role in reducing drought stress in Alcea Rosea L. |
| title_fullStr | Organic amendments role in reducing drought stress in Alcea Rosea L. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Organic amendments role in reducing drought stress in Alcea Rosea L. |
| title_short | Organic amendments role in reducing drought stress in Alcea Rosea L. |
| title_sort | organic amendments role in reducing drought stress in alcea rosea l |
| topic | Antioxidant activity hollyhock trace elements water stress |
| url | https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ahs/article/view/12185 |
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