On-Farm Supplemental Irrigation of ‘Roja Lisa’ Cactus Pear: Pre- and Postharvest Effects
<i>Opuntia</i> species grow in arid and semiarid lands, where water for irrigation is scarce. However, supplemental irrigation can be a feasible strategy for commercial cactus pear orchards. From 2018 to 2020, a commercial cactus pear orchard was managed to validate the effect of supplem...
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| author | Valentín Melero-Meraz Jorge A. Zegbe Mayra Denise Herrera Salvado H. Guzmán-Maldonado Guillermo Medina-García Blanca I. Sánchez-Toledano Raquel K. Cruz-Bravo Miguel Servín-Palestina |
| author_facet | Valentín Melero-Meraz Jorge A. Zegbe Mayra Denise Herrera Salvado H. Guzmán-Maldonado Guillermo Medina-García Blanca I. Sánchez-Toledano Raquel K. Cruz-Bravo Miguel Servín-Palestina |
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| description | <i>Opuntia</i> species grow in arid and semiarid lands, where water for irrigation is scarce. However, supplemental irrigation can be a feasible strategy for commercial cactus pear orchards. From 2018 to 2020, a commercial cactus pear orchard was managed to validate the effect of supplemental irrigation on fruit yield, crop water use efficiency, fruit quality, and storability of ‘Roja Lisa’ cactus pear grown in the semiarid region of Mexico. The irrigation treatments were no irrigation and supplemental irrigation, with four replications. Crop water use was less and, therefore, water productivity greater in non-irrigated plants than in plants with supplemental irrigation. Mean fruit yield, mean fruit mass, and proportion of commercial fruit increased with supplemental irrigation. These differences were more pronounced in growing seasons with less rainfall. Fruit quality at harvest or after room temperature or cold storage was examined. Fruit mass loss rate was reduced in fruit receiving supplemental irrigation in both storage conditions. In addition, supplemental irrigation was consistent with water savings and food security programs in marginal areas: this irrigation strategy improved both pre- and postharvest some quality components of cactus pear fruit. Therefore, this irrigation strategy is suggested for cactus pear growers, depending on the availability of water for irrigation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-73126368d48344c89ccfce4d4a08292c2023-11-23T16:54:58ZengMDPI AGHorticulturae2311-75242022-05-018648310.3390/horticulturae8060483On-Farm Supplemental Irrigation of ‘Roja Lisa’ Cactus Pear: Pre- and Postharvest EffectsValentín Melero-Meraz0Jorge A. Zegbe1Mayra Denise Herrera2Salvado H. Guzmán-Maldonado3Guillermo Medina-García4Blanca I. Sánchez-Toledano5Raquel K. Cruz-Bravo6Miguel Servín-Palestina7Campo Experimental Zacatecas, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias, Km 24.5 Carretera Zacatecas-Fresnillo, Calera de V.R., Zacatecas 98500, MexicoCampo Experimental Zacatecas, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias, Km 24.5 Carretera Zacatecas-Fresnillo, Calera de V.R., Zacatecas 98500, MexicoCampo Experimental Zacatecas, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias, Km 24.5 Carretera Zacatecas-Fresnillo, Calera de V.R., Zacatecas 98500, MexicoCampo Experimental Bajío, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias, Km 6.5 Carretera Celaya-San Miguel de Allende, Celaya 38110, MexicoCampo Experimental Zacatecas, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias, Km 24.5 Carretera Zacatecas-Fresnillo, Calera de V.R., Zacatecas 98500, MexicoCampo Experimental Zacatecas, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias, Km 24.5 Carretera Zacatecas-Fresnillo, Calera de V.R., Zacatecas 98500, MexicoCampo Experimental Zacatecas, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias, Km 24.5 Carretera Zacatecas-Fresnillo, Calera de V.R., Zacatecas 98500, MexicoCampo Experimental Zacatecas, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias, Km 24.5 Carretera Zacatecas-Fresnillo, Calera de V.R., Zacatecas 98500, Mexico<i>Opuntia</i> species grow in arid and semiarid lands, where water for irrigation is scarce. However, supplemental irrigation can be a feasible strategy for commercial cactus pear orchards. From 2018 to 2020, a commercial cactus pear orchard was managed to validate the effect of supplemental irrigation on fruit yield, crop water use efficiency, fruit quality, and storability of ‘Roja Lisa’ cactus pear grown in the semiarid region of Mexico. The irrigation treatments were no irrigation and supplemental irrigation, with four replications. Crop water use was less and, therefore, water productivity greater in non-irrigated plants than in plants with supplemental irrigation. Mean fruit yield, mean fruit mass, and proportion of commercial fruit increased with supplemental irrigation. These differences were more pronounced in growing seasons with less rainfall. Fruit quality at harvest or after room temperature or cold storage was examined. Fruit mass loss rate was reduced in fruit receiving supplemental irrigation in both storage conditions. In addition, supplemental irrigation was consistent with water savings and food security programs in marginal areas: this irrigation strategy improved both pre- and postharvest some quality components of cactus pear fruit. Therefore, this irrigation strategy is suggested for cactus pear growers, depending on the availability of water for irrigation.https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/8/6/483<i>Opuntia ficus-indica</i>crop water usefruit qualityfruit yieldstorability |
| spellingShingle | Valentín Melero-Meraz Jorge A. Zegbe Mayra Denise Herrera Salvado H. Guzmán-Maldonado Guillermo Medina-García Blanca I. Sánchez-Toledano Raquel K. Cruz-Bravo Miguel Servín-Palestina On-Farm Supplemental Irrigation of ‘Roja Lisa’ Cactus Pear: Pre- and Postharvest Effects Horticulturae <i>Opuntia ficus-indica</i> crop water use fruit quality fruit yield storability |
| title | On-Farm Supplemental Irrigation of ‘Roja Lisa’ Cactus Pear: Pre- and Postharvest Effects |
| title_full | On-Farm Supplemental Irrigation of ‘Roja Lisa’ Cactus Pear: Pre- and Postharvest Effects |
| title_fullStr | On-Farm Supplemental Irrigation of ‘Roja Lisa’ Cactus Pear: Pre- and Postharvest Effects |
| title_full_unstemmed | On-Farm Supplemental Irrigation of ‘Roja Lisa’ Cactus Pear: Pre- and Postharvest Effects |
| title_short | On-Farm Supplemental Irrigation of ‘Roja Lisa’ Cactus Pear: Pre- and Postharvest Effects |
| title_sort | on farm supplemental irrigation of roja lisa cactus pear pre and postharvest effects |
| topic | <i>Opuntia ficus-indica</i> crop water use fruit quality fruit yield storability |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/8/6/483 |
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