Effect of Magnetic Water Treatment on the Growth, Nutritional Status, and Yield of Lettuce Plants with Irrigation Rate
Climate change is causing an increase in dry spells, altering rainfall patterns and soil moisture, and affecting water and nutrient plant uptake, which inevitably affects vegetable production. To mitigate this issue, some technologies that allow the maintenance of the ideal soil moisture for the upt...
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| author | Fernando Ferrari Putti Eduardo Festozo Vicente Prínscilla Pâmela Nunes Chaves Luís Paulo Benetti Mantoan Camila Pires Cremasco Bruna Arruda Juliane Cristina Forti Josué Ferreira Silva Junior Marcelo Campos André Rodrigues dos Reis Luís Roberto Almeida Gabriel Filho |
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| description | Climate change is causing an increase in dry spells, altering rainfall patterns and soil moisture, and affecting water and nutrient plant uptake, which inevitably affects vegetable production. To mitigate this issue, some technologies that allow the maintenance of the ideal soil moisture for the uptake process are being investigated. Considering this, we hypothesize that the use of water treated with a magnetic field can increase water use efficiency in lettuce crop production. Thus, the present study aimed to evaluate the effect of the irrigation rate of magnetically treated water on biomass accumulation and nutrient uptake by lettuce plants. An experiment was conducted in a randomized block design with a 2 × 5 factorial arrangement of two water sources (conventional water and magnetically treated water) and five irrigation application rates to replace crop evaporation: 25, 50, 75, 100, and 125%, with five replicates. The use of magnetically treated water increased the concentrations of nitrogen and phosphorus in leaves, meaning that it induced higher nitrogen assimilation, leading to increases in agronomical characteristics (leaf number, fresh and dry shoot weight, fresh and dry root weight). The conclusions of this study showcase that magnetically treated water has beneficial effects on lettuce plants, improving their nutritional status and yield. Moreover, the results presented can lead to an increase in water use efficiency, thus optimizing irrigation management. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-868d965956404a8fb9942c2ff4d8ce882023-11-17T19:29:42ZengMDPI AGHorticulturae2311-75242023-04-019450410.3390/horticulturae9040504Effect of Magnetic Water Treatment on the Growth, Nutritional Status, and Yield of Lettuce Plants with Irrigation RateFernando Ferrari Putti0Eduardo Festozo Vicente1Prínscilla Pâmela Nunes Chaves2Luís Paulo Benetti Mantoan3Camila Pires Cremasco4Bruna Arruda5Juliane Cristina Forti6Josué Ferreira Silva Junior7Marcelo Campos8André Rodrigues dos Reis9Luís Roberto Almeida Gabriel Filho10School of Sciences and Engineering, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Tupã 17602-496, SP, BrazilSchool of Sciences and Engineering, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Tupã 17602-496, SP, BrazilSchool of Agriculture, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Rua José Barbosa de Barros, Botucatu 18610-034, SP, BrazilSchool of Agriculture, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Rua José Barbosa de Barros, Botucatu 18610-034, SP, BrazilSchool of Sciences and Engineering, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Tupã 17602-496, SP, BrazilSchool of Sciences and Engineering, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Tupã 17602-496, SP, BrazilSchool of Sciences and Engineering, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Tupã 17602-496, SP, BrazilDepartment of Agronomy, Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro/Iturama, Uberabe 38280-000, MG, BrazilSchool of Sciences and Engineering, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Tupã 17602-496, SP, BrazilSchool of Sciences and Engineering, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Tupã 17602-496, SP, BrazilSchool of Sciences and Engineering, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Tupã 17602-496, SP, BrazilClimate change is causing an increase in dry spells, altering rainfall patterns and soil moisture, and affecting water and nutrient plant uptake, which inevitably affects vegetable production. To mitigate this issue, some technologies that allow the maintenance of the ideal soil moisture for the uptake process are being investigated. Considering this, we hypothesize that the use of water treated with a magnetic field can increase water use efficiency in lettuce crop production. Thus, the present study aimed to evaluate the effect of the irrigation rate of magnetically treated water on biomass accumulation and nutrient uptake by lettuce plants. An experiment was conducted in a randomized block design with a 2 × 5 factorial arrangement of two water sources (conventional water and magnetically treated water) and five irrigation application rates to replace crop evaporation: 25, 50, 75, 100, and 125%, with five replicates. The use of magnetically treated water increased the concentrations of nitrogen and phosphorus in leaves, meaning that it induced higher nitrogen assimilation, leading to increases in agronomical characteristics (leaf number, fresh and dry shoot weight, fresh and dry root weight). The conclusions of this study showcase that magnetically treated water has beneficial effects on lettuce plants, improving their nutritional status and yield. Moreover, the results presented can lead to an increase in water use efficiency, thus optimizing irrigation management.https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/9/4/504<i>Lactuca sativa</i>magnetic fieldnutrientswater depth |
| spellingShingle | Fernando Ferrari Putti Eduardo Festozo Vicente Prínscilla Pâmela Nunes Chaves Luís Paulo Benetti Mantoan Camila Pires Cremasco Bruna Arruda Juliane Cristina Forti Josué Ferreira Silva Junior Marcelo Campos André Rodrigues dos Reis Luís Roberto Almeida Gabriel Filho Effect of Magnetic Water Treatment on the Growth, Nutritional Status, and Yield of Lettuce Plants with Irrigation Rate Horticulturae <i>Lactuca sativa</i> magnetic field nutrients water depth |
| title | Effect of Magnetic Water Treatment on the Growth, Nutritional Status, and Yield of Lettuce Plants with Irrigation Rate |
| title_full | Effect of Magnetic Water Treatment on the Growth, Nutritional Status, and Yield of Lettuce Plants with Irrigation Rate |
| title_fullStr | Effect of Magnetic Water Treatment on the Growth, Nutritional Status, and Yield of Lettuce Plants with Irrigation Rate |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of Magnetic Water Treatment on the Growth, Nutritional Status, and Yield of Lettuce Plants with Irrigation Rate |
| title_short | Effect of Magnetic Water Treatment on the Growth, Nutritional Status, and Yield of Lettuce Plants with Irrigation Rate |
| title_sort | effect of magnetic water treatment on the growth nutritional status and yield of lettuce plants with irrigation rate |
| topic | <i>Lactuca sativa</i> magnetic field nutrients water depth |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/9/4/504 |
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