The Combined Use of Soil Conditioner and Foliar Sulfur Spray Successfully Prevents Dark Pericarp Disease Induced by Manganese Toxicity in Litchi
Manganese toxicity is a major obstacle to agriculture in acid soils. Dark pericarp disease (DPD) is a newly spread physiological disorder induced by excess Mn in litchi, leading to undesirable fruit appearance and substantial economic loss. In this work, broadcast of alkaline soil conditioner in win...
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| description | Manganese toxicity is a major obstacle to agriculture in acid soils. Dark pericarp disease (DPD) is a newly spread physiological disorder induced by excess Mn in litchi, leading to undesirable fruit appearance and substantial economic loss. In this work, broadcast of alkaline soil conditioner in winter, followed by foliar sprays of ascorbic acid and sulfur solution at fruit development, was adopted to examine the effect of these combinations on DPD alleviation in a litchi orchard, with DPD morbidities of 70~85% in recent ten years. The combination of soil conditioner broadcast and foliar water spray was used as the control. At harvest, DPD incidence was significantly decreased by sulfur spray (3.3 ± 1.0%) and slightly reduced by ascorbic acid spray (10.7 ± 8.0%) compared to the control (12.9 ± 7.6%). Soil pH and available Mn were significantly increased and reduced by the soil conditioner broadcast. Sulfur spray significantly inhibited Mn uptake but enhanced the accumulation of Mg, Ca, sugars and cyanidin-3-rutinoside in the pericarp, leading to improved fruit pigmentation. Antioxidase activities were regulated to resist Mn stress by sulfur spray. The spray of ascorbic acid could not mitigate DPD as expected, probably due to the dose used. Conclusively, this study provides a practicable approach to mitigate Mn phytoavailability in acid soils. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8b81d96b455543b3ad4f26dac43722232024-03-27T13:16:33ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952024-02-0114344910.3390/agronomy14030449The Combined Use of Soil Conditioner and Foliar Sulfur Spray Successfully Prevents Dark Pericarp Disease Induced by Manganese Toxicity in LitchiHuilin Liu0Cuihua Bai1Yongjun Guo2Zhuo Yang3Xinping Luo4Silin Liu5Yinghui Huang6Lixian Yao7College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, ChinaCollege of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, ChinaFoshan Zhibao Ecological Technology Co., Ltd., Foshan 528000, ChinaCollege of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, ChinaInstitute of Tropical and Subtropical Cash Crops, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Baoshan 678099, ChinaCollege of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, ChinaCollege of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, ChinaCollege of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, ChinaManganese toxicity is a major obstacle to agriculture in acid soils. Dark pericarp disease (DPD) is a newly spread physiological disorder induced by excess Mn in litchi, leading to undesirable fruit appearance and substantial economic loss. In this work, broadcast of alkaline soil conditioner in winter, followed by foliar sprays of ascorbic acid and sulfur solution at fruit development, was adopted to examine the effect of these combinations on DPD alleviation in a litchi orchard, with DPD morbidities of 70~85% in recent ten years. The combination of soil conditioner broadcast and foliar water spray was used as the control. At harvest, DPD incidence was significantly decreased by sulfur spray (3.3 ± 1.0%) and slightly reduced by ascorbic acid spray (10.7 ± 8.0%) compared to the control (12.9 ± 7.6%). Soil pH and available Mn were significantly increased and reduced by the soil conditioner broadcast. Sulfur spray significantly inhibited Mn uptake but enhanced the accumulation of Mg, Ca, sugars and cyanidin-3-rutinoside in the pericarp, leading to improved fruit pigmentation. Antioxidase activities were regulated to resist Mn stress by sulfur spray. The spray of ascorbic acid could not mitigate DPD as expected, probably due to the dose used. Conclusively, this study provides a practicable approach to mitigate Mn phytoavailability in acid soils.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/14/3/449litchiMn stresssoil pHphenolic compoundantioxidant enzyme |
| spellingShingle | Huilin Liu Cuihua Bai Yongjun Guo Zhuo Yang Xinping Luo Silin Liu Yinghui Huang Lixian Yao The Combined Use of Soil Conditioner and Foliar Sulfur Spray Successfully Prevents Dark Pericarp Disease Induced by Manganese Toxicity in Litchi Agronomy litchi Mn stress soil pH phenolic compound antioxidant enzyme |
| title | The Combined Use of Soil Conditioner and Foliar Sulfur Spray Successfully Prevents Dark Pericarp Disease Induced by Manganese Toxicity in Litchi |
| title_full | The Combined Use of Soil Conditioner and Foliar Sulfur Spray Successfully Prevents Dark Pericarp Disease Induced by Manganese Toxicity in Litchi |
| title_fullStr | The Combined Use of Soil Conditioner and Foliar Sulfur Spray Successfully Prevents Dark Pericarp Disease Induced by Manganese Toxicity in Litchi |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Combined Use of Soil Conditioner and Foliar Sulfur Spray Successfully Prevents Dark Pericarp Disease Induced by Manganese Toxicity in Litchi |
| title_short | The Combined Use of Soil Conditioner and Foliar Sulfur Spray Successfully Prevents Dark Pericarp Disease Induced by Manganese Toxicity in Litchi |
| title_sort | combined use of soil conditioner and foliar sulfur spray successfully prevents dark pericarp disease induced by manganese toxicity in litchi |
| topic | litchi Mn stress soil pH phenolic compound antioxidant enzyme |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/14/3/449 |
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