2015
DOI: 10.3390/agriculture5030577
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Nutrient Composition, Forage Parameters, and Antioxidant Capacity of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa, L.) in Response to Saline Irrigation Water

Abstract: Although alfalfa is moderately tolerant of salinity, the effects of salinity on nutrient composition and forage parameters are poorly understood. In addition, there are no data on the effect of salinity on the antioxidant capacity of alfalfa. We evaluated four non-dormant, salinity-tolerant commercial cultivars, irrigated with saline water with electrical conductivities of 3.1, 7.2, 12.7, 18.4, 24.0, and 30.0 dS·m −1 , designed to simulate drainage waters from the California Central Valley. Alfalfa shoots were… Show more

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“…These Fe‐deficiency responses are in line with those found in previous studies with Medicago spp. ( Noguchi et al., ; M'Sehli et al., , ; Wang et al., ; Ferreira et al., ; Kallala et al., ) and other Fe‐deficient species ( Zaharieva et al., ; López‐Millán et al., ; Ranieri et al., ; Brumbarova et al., ; Msilini et al., , ; Waters et al., ). Similar effects on ROS scavenging systems are also caused by other abiotic stresses in Medicago spp.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…These Fe‐deficiency responses are in line with those found in previous studies with Medicago spp. ( Noguchi et al., ; M'Sehli et al., , ; Wang et al., ; Ferreira et al., ; Kallala et al., ) and other Fe‐deficient species ( Zaharieva et al., ; López‐Millán et al., ; Ranieri et al., ; Brumbarova et al., ; Msilini et al., , ; Waters et al., ). Similar effects on ROS scavenging systems are also caused by other abiotic stresses in Medicago spp.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This study also investigated the effect of salinity on forage mineral levels and forage quality. Salinity significantly increased shoot N, P, Mg, and S, but decreased Ca and K. Salinity also slightly improved forage nutritive value by significantly increasing crude protein [7].…”
Section: Studies Of Forage Legumes and Forage Herbsmentioning
confidence: 88%
“…A review of the Web of Science database reveals over 15,000 published articles with alfalfa or lucerne in the title. However, despite this large volume of prior research, there are no data on the effect of salinity on the antioxidant capacity of alfalfa [7]. Salinity stress induces an ionic imbalance, which results in osmotic stress, usually followed by ionic toxicity and the generation of higher levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) than are normal in unstressed plants.…”
Section: Studies Of Forage Legumes and Forage Herbsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Even suspected the addition of it did not give effect or in vain. On the too high addition of urea fertilizer according to [9] will even provide toxic effects for plants.…”
Section: B Effect Of Liquid Organic Fertilizer Processed Traditionalmentioning
confidence: 99%