Macronutrient omission influences morphological parameters, growth, and yield in Arracacia xanthorrhiza Bancroft
Mineral nutrition in arracacha is a critical production factor that conditions harvest yield. Few studies have been developed in nutrition and physiology, this does not allow to the design of ideal fertilization programs; consequences are increased production costs, soil degradation, and low-quality...
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author | Jorge Enrique Villamil Carvajal Johanna Paola Garnica Montaña Elberth Hernando Pinzón Sandoval Pedro José Almanza Merchán Liliana Margarita Atencio Solano |
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description | Mineral nutrition in arracacha is a critical production factor that conditions harvest yield. Few studies have been developed in nutrition and physiology, this does not allow to the design of ideal fertilization programs; consequences are increased production costs, soil degradation, and low-quality storage roots. Therefore, this study aimed to characterize the symptoms associated with macronutrient deficiency in arracacha plants and its effect on morphological parameters, the accumulation of fresh and dry biomass, and the distribution of dry matter in the different organs. Under greenhouse conditions, the experiment was conducted in Cajamarca, Tolima, Colombia. A completely randomized design was implemented, with seven treatments and six replicates (6 solutions lacking N, P, K, Ca, Mg, and S and Hoagland complete solution). Forty-two seedlings were transplanted, to which the complete solution was applied for 75 days, increasing the concentrations from 0.25 M to 1 M, and then nutritional deficiencies were induced. Deficiencies caused by macronutrients in arracacha plants exhibited visual symptoms and changes in their morphology. The omission of N, Ca, and S generated the most severe symptoms, drastically affecting plant height, leaf width, number of leaves, and plant mass accumulation. In the case of P, leaves became small and intense green with a violet margin. The Mg and K generated leaves with interveinal and margin chlorosis. Plants with the omission of macronutrients allocated dry mass in the following order: stem, storage roots, propagules, and leaves. |
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spelling | doaj.art-e3c696b6727e4e3aac05352cee1a23b22023-03-02T04:59:57ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402023-02-0192e13062Macronutrient omission influences morphological parameters, growth, and yield in Arracacia xanthorrhiza BancroftJorge Enrique Villamil Carvajal0Johanna Paola Garnica Montaña1Elberth Hernando Pinzón Sandoval2Pedro José Almanza Merchán3Liliana Margarita Atencio Solano4Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Programa Maestría Ciencias Agrarias. Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, Colombia; Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria - Agrosavia, Centro de Investigación Nataima, Tolima, Colombia; Corresponding author. Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Programa Maestría Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, Colombia.Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria - Agrosavia, Centro de Investigación Nataima, Tolima, ColombiaFacultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Grupo de Investigación en Desarrollo y Producción Agraria Sostenible-GIPSO Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, ColombiaFacultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Grupo de Investigación en Desarrollo y Producción Agraria Sostenible-GIPSO Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, ColombiaCorporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria, Agrosavia, Centro de Investigación Turipana, Córdoba, ColombiaMineral nutrition in arracacha is a critical production factor that conditions harvest yield. Few studies have been developed in nutrition and physiology, this does not allow to the design of ideal fertilization programs; consequences are increased production costs, soil degradation, and low-quality storage roots. Therefore, this study aimed to characterize the symptoms associated with macronutrient deficiency in arracacha plants and its effect on morphological parameters, the accumulation of fresh and dry biomass, and the distribution of dry matter in the different organs. Under greenhouse conditions, the experiment was conducted in Cajamarca, Tolima, Colombia. A completely randomized design was implemented, with seven treatments and six replicates (6 solutions lacking N, P, K, Ca, Mg, and S and Hoagland complete solution). Forty-two seedlings were transplanted, to which the complete solution was applied for 75 days, increasing the concentrations from 0.25 M to 1 M, and then nutritional deficiencies were induced. Deficiencies caused by macronutrients in arracacha plants exhibited visual symptoms and changes in their morphology. The omission of N, Ca, and S generated the most severe symptoms, drastically affecting plant height, leaf width, number of leaves, and plant mass accumulation. In the case of P, leaves became small and intense green with a violet margin. The Mg and K generated leaves with interveinal and margin chlorosis. Plants with the omission of macronutrients allocated dry mass in the following order: stem, storage roots, propagules, and leaves.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023002694EssentialityNutritional deficienciesBiomassArracacha |
spellingShingle | Jorge Enrique Villamil Carvajal Johanna Paola Garnica Montaña Elberth Hernando Pinzón Sandoval Pedro José Almanza Merchán Liliana Margarita Atencio Solano Macronutrient omission influences morphological parameters, growth, and yield in Arracacia xanthorrhiza Bancroft Heliyon Essentiality Nutritional deficiencies Biomass Arracacha |
title | Macronutrient omission influences morphological parameters, growth, and yield in Arracacia xanthorrhiza Bancroft |
title_full | Macronutrient omission influences morphological parameters, growth, and yield in Arracacia xanthorrhiza Bancroft |
title_fullStr | Macronutrient omission influences morphological parameters, growth, and yield in Arracacia xanthorrhiza Bancroft |
title_full_unstemmed | Macronutrient omission influences morphological parameters, growth, and yield in Arracacia xanthorrhiza Bancroft |
title_short | Macronutrient omission influences morphological parameters, growth, and yield in Arracacia xanthorrhiza Bancroft |
title_sort | macronutrient omission influences morphological parameters growth and yield in arracacia xanthorrhiza bancroft |
topic | Essentiality Nutritional deficiencies Biomass Arracacha |
url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023002694 |
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