Pecan production improvement by zinc under drip irrigation in calcareous soils
Pecan trees demand a considerable amount of zinc (Zn) for the activity of Zn-dependent enzymes involved in the metabolism of proteins, sugars, carbohydrates, and auxins. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the production of pecan trees with an edaphic contribution of 12 to 15 kg ha-1 of chel...
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| author | Ana Luisa Olivas‑Tarango Socorro Héctor Tarango‑Rivero Graciela Dolores Ávila-Quezada |
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| description | Pecan trees demand a considerable amount of zinc (Zn) for the activity of Zn-dependent enzymes involved in the metabolism of proteins, sugars, carbohydrates, and auxins. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the production of pecan trees with an edaphic contribution of 12 to 15 kg ha-1 of chelated zinc through drip irrigation, including the addition of a commercial microbial consortium, throughout a three-year study. The control treatment was the conventional fertilization management using foliar zinc. The methodology proposed in this study allowed to obtain an additional kg of nut per tree after three years. With the control treatment, the shoot (21 vs. 20.1 cm) and leaf (39 vs. 36.8 cm2) grew slightly better than the foliar zinc treatment, and promoted the enrichment of microbial communities in the rhizospheric soil, as well as an ectomycorrhizal colonization of 69.9%. In addition, the chelated zinc treatment applied in drip irrigation avoided night-time spraying, therefore, this management in pecan orchards offers producers an economic, ecological and sustainable option that allows them to improve yield. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cca1bc9efe8748c6a1a6222ee1f3052a2022-12-22T00:11:10ZengSociedad Mexicana de la Ciencia del Suelo A. C.Terra Latinoamericana2395-80302021-09-01390112https://doi.org/10.28940/terra.v39i0.992Pecan production improvement by zinc under drip irrigation in calcareous soilsAna Luisa Olivas‑Tarango 0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5255-3243Socorro Héctor Tarango‑Rivero1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5062-4047Graciela Dolores Ávila-Quezada2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9633-152XFacultad de Ciencias Agrotecnológicas, Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua. Escorza 900, Col. Centro. 31000 Chihuahua, Chihuahua, MéxicoComité Estatal de Nuez. Trasviña y Retes 3505, San Felipe II Etapa. 31203 Chihuahua, Chihuahua, MéxiFacultad de Ciencias Agrotecnológicas, Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua. Escorza 900, Col. Centro. 31000 Chihuahua, Chihuahua, MéxicoPecan trees demand a considerable amount of zinc (Zn) for the activity of Zn-dependent enzymes involved in the metabolism of proteins, sugars, carbohydrates, and auxins. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the production of pecan trees with an edaphic contribution of 12 to 15 kg ha-1 of chelated zinc through drip irrigation, including the addition of a commercial microbial consortium, throughout a three-year study. The control treatment was the conventional fertilization management using foliar zinc. The methodology proposed in this study allowed to obtain an additional kg of nut per tree after three years. With the control treatment, the shoot (21 vs. 20.1 cm) and leaf (39 vs. 36.8 cm2) grew slightly better than the foliar zinc treatment, and promoted the enrichment of microbial communities in the rhizospheric soil, as well as an ectomycorrhizal colonization of 69.9%. In addition, the chelated zinc treatment applied in drip irrigation avoided night-time spraying, therefore, this management in pecan orchards offers producers an economic, ecological and sustainable option that allows them to improve yield.https://www.terralatinoamericana.org.mx/index.php/terra/article/view/992chelated zincdrip irrigationectomycorrhizal fungipecan tree |
| spellingShingle | Ana Luisa Olivas‑Tarango Socorro Héctor Tarango‑Rivero Graciela Dolores Ávila-Quezada Pecan production improvement by zinc under drip irrigation in calcareous soils Terra Latinoamericana chelated zinc drip irrigation ectomycorrhizal fungi pecan tree |
| title | Pecan production improvement by zinc under drip irrigation in calcareous soils |
| title_full | Pecan production improvement by zinc under drip irrigation in calcareous soils |
| title_fullStr | Pecan production improvement by zinc under drip irrigation in calcareous soils |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pecan production improvement by zinc under drip irrigation in calcareous soils |
| title_short | Pecan production improvement by zinc under drip irrigation in calcareous soils |
| title_sort | pecan production improvement by zinc under drip irrigation in calcareous soils |
| topic | chelated zinc drip irrigation ectomycorrhizal fungi pecan tree |
| url | https://www.terralatinoamericana.org.mx/index.php/terra/article/view/992 |
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