Electrical conductivity of the nutrient solution on the vegetative propagation of bell pepper and tomato
ABSTRACT: The optimization of resources and time in the production of quality seedlings within a legal framework is of vital importance for greenhouse vegetable crops. This study evaluated the electrical conductivity of the nutrient solution and its effect on the survival and growth of bell pepper a...
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| author | Fernando de Jesús Carballo-Méndez Miguel Urrestarazu Juan Carlos Rodríguez-Ortiz Isidro Morales |
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| description | ABSTRACT: The optimization of resources and time in the production of quality seedlings within a legal framework is of vital importance for greenhouse vegetable crops. This study evaluated the electrical conductivity of the nutrient solution and its effect on the survival and growth of bell pepper and tomato seedlings propagated by cuttings. The electrical conductivities evaluated were 0.92, 1.25, 1.50, and 1.75 dS m-1. The experiment was conducted using a randomized complete block design with four replicates. The number of rooted plants, stem diameter, root length, number of leaves, leaf area, dry weight of leaves, stem, root, and total were determined. In addition, the following indices were determined: stem root index, slenderness index, leaf area ratio, specific leaf area, and pre-transplant horticultural quality index. In both crops, the highest number of rooted cuttings was obtained with the lowest electrical conductivity. Meanwhile, the average electrical conductivity favored leaf number, leaf area, biomass, and seedling quality indices. These results showed that the production of bell pepper and tomato seedlings can be done by cuttings using Stenier nutrient solution at electrical conductivities of 1.25 to 1.50 dS m-1 without affecting seedling quality. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-aca89ddc106e4d0cb41f8a8123f192ea2022-12-22T02:29:39ZengUniversidade Federal de Santa MariaCiência Rural1678-45962022-06-0153210.1590/0103-8478cr20210730Electrical conductivity of the nutrient solution on the vegetative propagation of bell pepper and tomatoFernando de Jesús Carballo-Méndezhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8080-2668Miguel Urrestarazuhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4340-2184Juan Carlos Rodríguez-Ortizhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4813-5812Isidro Moraleshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3466-9576ABSTRACT: The optimization of resources and time in the production of quality seedlings within a legal framework is of vital importance for greenhouse vegetable crops. This study evaluated the electrical conductivity of the nutrient solution and its effect on the survival and growth of bell pepper and tomato seedlings propagated by cuttings. The electrical conductivities evaluated were 0.92, 1.25, 1.50, and 1.75 dS m-1. The experiment was conducted using a randomized complete block design with four replicates. The number of rooted plants, stem diameter, root length, number of leaves, leaf area, dry weight of leaves, stem, root, and total were determined. In addition, the following indices were determined: stem root index, slenderness index, leaf area ratio, specific leaf area, and pre-transplant horticultural quality index. In both crops, the highest number of rooted cuttings was obtained with the lowest electrical conductivity. Meanwhile, the average electrical conductivity favored leaf number, leaf area, biomass, and seedling quality indices. These results showed that the production of bell pepper and tomato seedlings can be done by cuttings using Stenier nutrient solution at electrical conductivities of 1.25 to 1.50 dS m-1 without affecting seedling quality.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782023000200401&tlng=encuttings rootingsalinityseedlings nutritionseedling quality indices |
| spellingShingle | Fernando de Jesús Carballo-Méndez Miguel Urrestarazu Juan Carlos Rodríguez-Ortiz Isidro Morales Electrical conductivity of the nutrient solution on the vegetative propagation of bell pepper and tomato Ciência Rural cuttings rooting salinity seedlings nutrition seedling quality indices |
| title | Electrical conductivity of the nutrient solution on the vegetative propagation of bell pepper and tomato |
| title_full | Electrical conductivity of the nutrient solution on the vegetative propagation of bell pepper and tomato |
| title_fullStr | Electrical conductivity of the nutrient solution on the vegetative propagation of bell pepper and tomato |
| title_full_unstemmed | Electrical conductivity of the nutrient solution on the vegetative propagation of bell pepper and tomato |
| title_short | Electrical conductivity of the nutrient solution on the vegetative propagation of bell pepper and tomato |
| title_sort | electrical conductivity of the nutrient solution on the vegetative propagation of bell pepper and tomato |
| topic | cuttings rooting salinity seedlings nutrition seedling quality indices |
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