Effect of partial rootzone drying on growth, gas exchange, and yield of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)

Campos, Huitziméngari; Trejo, Carlos; Peña-Valdivia, Cecilia B.; Ramírez-Ayala, Carlos; Sánchez-García, Prometeo

doi:10.1016/j.scienta.2008.12.014

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“…A similar WUE trend in the two systems was reported by Acatrinei (2010). The results obtained in the conventional system are also in accordance with WUE values reported by Lovelli et al (2012) and Campos et al (2009). Table 6 separately reports fruit and total dry weight.…”

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“…1a and b in the last part of crop cycle), tried to increase the uptake of mineral nutrients from the soil through higher transpiration. Acatrinei (2010) and Karanatsidis and Berova (2009) reported a similar E trend, while different E values have been reported for tomato cultivated only in conventional systems (Campos et al, 2009;Cantore et al, 2009;Lovelli et al, 2012;Ozbahce and Tari, 2010;Patanè, 2011). However, some of these authors worked in greenhouse conditions, and Ozbahce and Tari (2010) in semi-arid conditions.…”

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confidence: 91%

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Physiological responses of processing tomato in organic and conventional Mediterranean cropping systems

Ronga

Lovelli

Zaccardelli³

et al. 2015

Scientia Horticulturae

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Physiological responses of processing tomato in organic and conventional Mediterranean cropping systems

Ronga

Lovelli

Zaccardelli³

et al. 2015

Scientia Horticulturae

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“…Previous reports have confirmed higher soluble solid values in tomato fruit grown under PRD [49,50]. However, Campos et al [51] found no difference in soluble solids values between PRD and control fruits. It is presumed that the higher soluble solids values were due to higher rates of conversion of starch into sugars [53] and lower fruit water contents under water deficit [54].…”

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confidence: 86%

“…The lower g s values and the higher marketable yield showed by IR 70PRD compared to IR 70DI allowed us to suppose that the stomata closing under the PRD regime do not significantly affect the photosynthesis rate, resulting in the WUE increase. Studies on tomatoes grown in greenhouses [50,51] have shown that photosynthesis under the PRD condition is not reduced compared to fully-irrigated plants. In our experimental conditions, which were open field conditions, the PRD determined a decrease in g s values and an increase in marketable yield, and WUE let us suppose that there was no limiting in photosynthesis rate.…”

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Deficit Irrigation and Partial Root-Zone Drying Techniques in Processing Tomato Cultivated under Mediterranean Climate Conditions

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Due to climate change, the application of water saving strategies is of particular interest. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of deficit irrigation (DI) and partial root-zone drying (PRD) techniques on the crop water stress index (CWSI), water use efficiency (WUE), and quality parameters in processing tomatoes grown in open field conditions in a Mediterranean climate. Two cultivars were grown for two growing seasons under four irrigation regimes as follows: (i) IR 100 : full irrigation by restoring 100% of the maximum tomato evapotranspiration (ET c ); (ii) IR 70DI : 70% of the amount of water given to the IR 100 ; (iii) IR 70PRD : 70% of the amount of water given to the IR 100 by applying partial root-zone drying and (iv) IR 0 : irrigation only at transplanting and during fertigation. During the flowering period, the first growing season was characterized by an absence of rainfall and by higher temperatures also showing a higher CWSI. Despite, under IR 70PRD , the CWSI was significantly higher than under IR 70DI , the marketable yield obtained was significantly higher. Both IR 70DI and IR 70PRD regimes received approximately 24% less water than IR 100 , but the yield reduction with relation to the optimum regime was equal to 16.2% under IR 70DI , and only 7.6% under IR 70PRD . The WUE increment of IR 70PRD with respect to IR 100 was equal to 27% in the first growing season and to 17% in the second one, showing that the positive effect of PRD on the WUE is more evident in the more stressed year. Finally, the results from the principal component analysis (PCA) showed that the two cultivars had different qualitative responses in the two extreme regimes (IR 100 and IR 0 ) but not under PRD and DI regimes.

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“…There was no reduction in the net photosynthetic rate due to PRD treatment in cotton (Du et al 2006), sweet pepper , corn (Du et al 2010), grapes (Du et al 2008), potato (Liu et al 2008), tomato (Campos et al 2009) and apple (Zegbe and Behboudian 2008), when compared with the treatment where the rootzone was irrigated to field capacity (FI). However, other studies have shown that plants under PRD conditions present lower A values compared to plants cultivated in the FI treatment (Liu et al 2006;Kirda et al 2005, Yuan et al 2013.…”

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Partial rootzone drying in sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.): effects on gas exchange, growth and water use efficiency

Ribeiro

Netto

Couto

et al. 2014

Theor. Exp. Plant Physiol.

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Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) is an effective crop for biomass production and is used mainly for sugar production and bio-fuel. Irrigation water has become less available in many regions due to global climate change and domestic. To confront the challenge of water utilization, there is a need to develop water-saving irrigation techniques in order to maximize crop water use efficiency. Partial rootzone drying (PRD) is a water-saving irrigation strategy that involves irrigating only part of the rootzone while leaving the other portion to dry to a predetermined level before the next irrigation. The objective of this study was to examine whether PRD affects photosynthetic capacity and growth in young sugarcane plants (48-day old). The experiment was conducted from January to April, 2011 in a greenhouse. Sugarcane mini-stalks were transplanted with divided root systems at 20 days of age into two pots. The pots were filled with soil (oxisol), sand and manure (1:1:1). The sugarcane plants were wellwatered in the first 10 days after transplanting. Thereafter, the plants were exposed to three irrigation regimes: (1) Full irrigation (FI) (control); in which both soil compartments were watered to 100 % field capacity; (2) PRD; in which one soil compartment was watered to the field capacity while the other was allowed to dry for 17 days, then the plants were reirrigated; (3) no irrigation (NI); in which both compartments were allowed to dry for 17 days, then reirrigated. Net photosynthetic rate, stomatal conductance, transpiration, predawn leaf water potential, leaf area, shoot dry weight, root dry weight, root volume, and intrinsic water use efficiency were measured. PRD did not significantly reduce growth and gas exchange in comparison to FI, yet there was a 17.6 % reduction in water application. In addition, the agronomic water use efficiency was higher in PRD (4.1 g l -1 ) and FI (3.6 g l -1 ) than NI (2.9 g l -1 ). In this study, PRD irrigation reduced water consumption by 17.6 % with a total biomass reduction of 11.3 % as compared with fully watered plants. In conclusion, PRD may be an efficient irrigation strategy and promising for application in drought-prone regions for saving water where sugarcane is produced.

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Effect of partial rootzone drying on growth, gas exchange, and yield of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)

Cited by 28 publications

References 23 publications

Physiological responses of processing tomato in organic and conventional Mediterranean cropping systems

Physiological responses of processing tomato in organic and conventional Mediterranean cropping systems

Deficit Irrigation and Partial Root-Zone Drying Techniques in Processing Tomato Cultivated under Mediterranean Climate Conditions

Partial rootzone drying in sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.): effects on gas exchange, growth and water use efficiency

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