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Hanieh Hamidian; Hamid sodaiezadeh; Rostam Yazdani-Biouki; Mohammad Ali Hakimzadeh Ardakani; mahdi soltani; Sarah Khajeh Hosseini
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This study aimed to determine the response of licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra L.) to different methods of planting and different levels of water salinity. The experiment was conducted as factorial based on a completely randomized design with 3 replications, during 2019-2020 in Salinity Research Center, ...
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This study aimed to determine the response of licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra L.) to different methods of planting and different levels of water salinity. The experiment was conducted as factorial based on a completely randomized design with 3 replications, during 2019-2020 in Salinity Research Center, Yazd, Iran. Treatments included five levels of water salinity ( 0.9 [control], 3, 6, 9 and 12 dS/m), and two planting methods (transplanting and direct seeding). Morphological traits such as plant height, number of lateral branches, leaf area, total dry weight, and physiological traits such as total chlorophyll and carotenoids, and sodium and potassium contents were measured. The results showed that the highest plant height (62 cm) was in the control (0.9 dS/m) and transplanting method, maximum number of lateral branches (70 per plant) and largest leaf area (1032 cm2) were obtained in the control treatment, maximum total dry weight (2.68 g/plant) was in control and transplanting method, and the maximum carotenoids content (5.5 mg/gFW) was in the control and transplanting. In the control and direct seeding treatment, maximum total chlorophyll content (51.21 mg/g FW) and the highest amount of potassium (14.8 mg/kg DW) were observed. The maximum sodium content (15.2 mg/kg DW) was obtained in 12 dS/m and transplanting treatment. In general, with increasing salinity level to 12 dS/m, plant height in both planting methods decreased. Also, with increase in water salinity, the number of lateral branches and leaf area decreased by 84% and 88.5%, respectively. Total chlorophyll, carotenoids, and potassium also decreased significantly, but the amount of sodium ion increased. Transplanting was less affected by salinity in most parameters, except the total chlorophyll and sodium. Higher salinity stress had negative effect on different licorice plant parameters including plant height, number of lateral branches, leaf area, as well as the amount of total chlorophyll and carotenoids. In general, transplanting was more productive than direct seeding. The findings of this study show that, in situations with scarcity in fresh water, seedlings should be watered with fresh water, and saline water should be used for irrigation after transplanting.
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Hossein Beyrami; Mohammad Hassan Rahimian; Farhad Dehghany
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Water and soil resources of the country are limited, and the optimal use of water resources in agriculture requires estimation of the exact amount of water consumption by different plants in different conditions. This study was conducted to investigate evapotranspiration, crop coefficient, and water ...
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Water and soil resources of the country are limited, and the optimal use of water resources in agriculture requires estimation of the exact amount of water consumption by different plants in different conditions. This study was conducted to investigate evapotranspiration, crop coefficient, and water requirements of salicornia under lysimetric conditions in a factorial experiment with completely randomized design. The experimental treatments were two species of salicornia (Salicornia bigelovii and Salicornia persica) and two levels of irrigation water salinities (8 and 25 dS.m-1) in three replications. The actual evapotranspiration (ETa), reference evapotranspiration (ET0), and crop coefficients (Kc) of salicornia species were determined at three main salicornia growth stages. The results showed that increase in irrigation water salinity from 8 to 25 dS.m-1caused significant changes in yield (biomass and seed yield) of the two salicornia species at the 1-percent probability level. Moreover, the amount of irrigation water consumption in different treatments and replications varied from 28 to 33 thousand cubic meters per hectare. For the salinity level of 8 dS.m-1, the Kc values at the beginning, middle, and end of growing season of bigelovii specie were obtained as 1.18, 1.55, and 1.42, respectively, while for the salinity level of 25 dS.m-1, these values were 1.06, 1.37, and 1.26, respectively. For persica specie, the Kc values of the beginning, middle, and end of the growing season were 1.37, 1.58, and 1.10 (for salinity level of 8 dS.m-1) and 1.15, 1.38 and 1.27 (for salinity level of 25 dS.m-1), respectively. In addition, water use efficiencies of salicornia varied from 0.21 to 0.38 kg.m-3 at different treatments and species.
Zahra Jamaati; Ali Momenpour; maryam dehestani; Mostafa Shirmardi
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To evaluate the effect of salinity stress on some of the growth characteristics of selected pomegranate (Punica granatum) genotypes of regions with soil and water salinity, a factorial experiment was carried out based on completely randomized design (CRD). Treatments included two factors: genotypes ...
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To evaluate the effect of salinity stress on some of the growth characteristics of selected pomegranate (Punica granatum) genotypes of regions with soil and water salinity, a factorial experiment was carried out based on completely randomized design (CRD). Treatments included two factors: genotypes including 3 cultivars (‘Post Siyah Ardakan’,‘Rabab Neyriz’ and ‘Chah Afzal’) and irrigation water salinity at 5 levels (1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 dS/m), with 4 replications. The study was conducted at the National Salinity Research Center of Iran in 2018-2019. The results showed that type of genotype and levels of salinity affected morphological and physiological characteristics and concentration of nutrient elements in leaves. In all of the studied genotypes, with increase in salinity concentration, all of studied characteristics including branch height, branch diameter, number of leaves, green leaves percentage, aerial organs fresh and dry weight, relative water content percentage, SPAD, and contents of a, b and total chlorophylls decreased. However, necrotic leaves percentage, dropped leaves percentage, root fresh weight to aerial organs fresh weight ratio, relative ions leakage percentage, Na+ and Cl- percentage and Na+ to K+ ratio increased at higher salinity levels. At salinity level of 7 dS/m, ‘Chah-Afzal’ and ‘Rabab Neyriz’ showed an increase in necrotic leaves (3% and 5.60%, respectively ), dropped leaves (1.05% and 4.83%), relative ions leakage (3.95 % and 8.60%), Na+ (0.31% and 0.67%), Cl- (0.13% and 0.43%), K+ (0.64% and 0.27%) and Na+ to K+ ratio (0.12 and 0.64), compared to 1 dS/m (control) treatment. Also, in ‘Chah-Afzal’ and ‘Rabab Neyriz’, there was a decrease in green leaves (4.06% and 10.43%, respectively), number of total leaves (2.62% and 12.14%), relative water content (5.68% and 9.77%), and total chlorophylls (5.13% and 14.56%), compared to the control. Overall, ‘Chah-Afzal’ and ‘Rabab Neyriz’ were recognized as, respectively, the most tolerant and sensitive genotypes to salinity stress. ‘Chah-Afzal’ genotype tolerated salinity of 7 dS/m by maintaining its growth characteristics and increasing potassium uptake against sodium.
ali ataee; Mehdi Akbari; Mohammadreza Neyshabouri; zahra ghaffari; Davood Zarehaghi
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To investigate the effects of substituting surface drip irrigation (DI) by subsurface drip-irrigation systems (SDI) on plant responses, a10 ha pistachio orchard with DI system located in Shahriar, Tehran province, was selected. Irrigation treatments including DI and SDI with saline water and DI with ...
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To investigate the effects of substituting surface drip irrigation (DI) by subsurface drip-irrigation systems (SDI) on plant responses, a10 ha pistachio orchard with DI system located in Shahriar, Tehran province, was selected. Irrigation treatments including DI and SDI with saline water and DI with non-saline water (A) were established and plant responses were measured. The salinity distribution results showed that, in DI, at depth of 30-50 cm and distance of 70-100 cm, salts were accumulated. In SDI, salt accumulation was observed in surface layer and in distance of 60-80 cm from the tree. Based on all plant response indicators, treatment A showed significantly more favorable conditions. Unlike treatment A, there was no significant difference in the “canopy temperature” and “canopy–air temperature difference” between DI and SDI. By normalization of environmental-effects on foliage temperature, crop water stress index (CWSI) showed significant differences between DI and SDI treatments. Also, stomata conductance in SDI was significantly greater than DI. Additionally, treatment A had significantly the highest sap flow (SF). Based on SF measurement in 24 hour, there were no significant differences between DI and SDI irrigation systems, but the mean of this index for daylight time and midday, showed significant differences. With equal depth of irrigation water applied to DI and SDI and more favorable salinity distribution in root zone of SDI, this treatment leads to less water and salinity stress. Although the use of subsurface drip irrigation system requires long-term studies, but in view of the observed plant responses and in terms of soil salinity distribution, it is recommended to use SDI in pistachio trees.
mahdi fallah; Mohammad Shayannejad; Mohammad Hassan Rahimian
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Pistachio is the most important export product of Iranian agricultural sector. This product is very important because of valuation, job creation, value added as well as tolerance to salinity and drought. The purpose of this study was to investigate and analyze the evapotranspiration of pistachio (ETc ...
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Pistachio is the most important export product of Iranian agricultural sector. This product is very important because of valuation, job creation, value added as well as tolerance to salinity and drought. The purpose of this study was to investigate and analyze the evapotranspiration of pistachio (ETc and ETa), gross water requirement (IWR), and depth or volume of water used in pistachios (AW) in several selected gardens in Bahadoran region of Yazd province. The study area is one of the pistachio growing centers in Yazd province. The results show that the total annual irrigation water depth in the selected orchards varies from 823 to 1600 mm (equal to 0.27 to 0.57 L/s/ha). However, due to the salinity of irrigation water and to overcome the problems of accumulation of salts in the soil, the hydromodule necessary to supply the water needed for pistachios varies from 0.6 to more than 1 L/s/ha. According to the critical condition of the water resources in the plain, it is virtually impossible to provide it. Also, by using Surface Energy Balance Algorithm, the actual evapotranspiration of pistachios during the growing season was 556 mm for the whole study area and 672 mm for the selected orchards. Regarding the comparisons between pistachio water demand, actual evapotranspiration, and volume of water used in the selected orchards, a managed deficit irrigation strategy can be recommended for the study area. Optimization of traditional irrigation systems, changes in water utilization system with the aim of reducing irrigation interval, considering the spatial variations of pistachio water requirement in the region, off-season leaching, and implementation of proper management at the orchard level are among the solutions that can be useful in overcoming the salinity and water shortage problems and prevent product loss.
Ali Momenpour; Ali Imani; davod bakhshi; Gholamhasan ranjbar
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Salinity tolerance threshold of fruit crops is obtained based on the reduction in yield under saline conditions compared to non-saline conditions. In order to determine salinity tolerance threshold and yield reduction per unit increase in soil salinity in selected almond genotypes, a factorial experiment ...
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Salinity tolerance threshold of fruit crops is obtained based on the reduction in yield under saline conditions compared to non-saline conditions. In order to determine salinity tolerance threshold and yield reduction per unit increase in soil salinity in selected almond genotypes, a factorial experiment was carried out. The study was based on completely randomized design (CRD), with two factors: (1) genotypes in 11 types (Tuono, Nonpareil, Mamaei, Shokoufeh, Sahand, Shahrood12, A200,1-25, 1-16 and 13-40 budded on GF677 rootstock, and GF677 rootstock (without budding as control), and (2) salinity of irrigation water at five levels (0.5, 2.5, 4.9, 7.3 and 9.8 dSm-1). At the end of experiment, salinity tolerance threshold and yield reduction slope were calculated based on dry weight (biomass).The results showed that the type and combination of rootstock and scion affect the salinity tolerance threshold and yield reduction slope. The lowest salinity tolerance threshold was observed in 1-16 (2.22 dS/m), Mamaei (2.28 dS/m), and Sahand (2.39 dS/m) genotypes, respectively. On the contrary, the highest salinity tolerance threshold was observed in Shokoufeh (5.80 dS/m), Shahrood12 (4.84 ds/m) and 1-25 (4.80 ds/m).The highest yield reduction slope was observed in 13-40 (8.05%), A200 (7.86%), and Nonpareil (7.55%) genotypes, respectively. In contrast, the lowest yield reduction slope was observed in Shahrood 12 (5.60%). Overall, the results showed the level of salinity that reduced the yield by 50% in Shahrood 12, Shokoufeh, and 1-25, were 5.05, 4.43 and 3.55 dS/m greater than GF677 rootstock (without budding), respectively. EC50 in Shahrood 12, Shokoufeh, 1-25 and GF677 was observed in salinity intensity of 13.23, 12.59, 11.71 and 8.16 dS/m. It should be noted that in previous studies, 100% decrease in yield was reported by salinity level of 7 dS/m, while in Shahrood 12 and Shokoufeh cultivars budded on GF677 rootstock, we observed only 12% and 9% yield reduction by salinity of 7 dS/m. Therefore, we suggest that Shahrood 12 and Shokoufeh cultivars budded on GF677 rootstock could be cultivated in areas with moderate salinity.
Ali Momenpour; ali imani; davod bakhshi
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Scion-rootstock combination and level of salinity affect on the biochemical characteristics of almond cultivars. To evaluate the effect of salinity stress on the biochemical reactions of almond cultivars and genotypes, a factorial experiment was carried out based on completely randomized design (CRD). ...
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Scion-rootstock combination and level of salinity affect on the biochemical characteristics of almond cultivars. To evaluate the effect of salinity stress on the biochemical reactions of almond cultivars and genotypes, a factorial experiment was carried out based on completely randomized design (CRD). Treatments included two factors: Factor A: genotypes in four levels (‘Shokofeh’,‘Sahand’ cultivars, and ‘13-40’ genotype budded on GF677 rootstock, and GF677 (without budding)), and Factor B: irrigation water salinity in five levels (0.5, 2.5, 4.9, 7.3 and 9.8 dS/m) .Total phenolic, antioxidant capacity, soluble carbohydrate, non-soluble carbohydrate, proline, total soluble proteins, hydrogen peroxide, malondialdehyde, other aldehydes, enzymes activity of catalase, ghayacol peroxidase and ascorbat peroxidase were measured at the end of the experiment. Results showed that, in all genotypes, with increasing salinity level (up to 9.8 dS/m) the content of hydrogen peroxide, malondialdehyde and other aldehydes was increased. Also, the content of total phenolics, antioxidant capacity, soluble carbohydrate, proline, total soluble proteins, enzymes activity of catalase, ghayacol peroxidase and ascorbat peroxidase were higher at the lower salinity levels (2.5 and 4.9 ds/m), but their contents were reduced in higher salinity levels. Overall, the highest content of soluble proteins, enzymes activity of catalase, ghayacol peroxidase and ascorbat peroxidase were recorded at salinity level of 7.3 dS/m, and the highest content of total phenolics, antioxidant capacity, soluble carbohydrate and prolin at salinity level 9.8 dS/m were observed in ‘Shokofeh’ cultivar. Also, at salinity levels of 7.3 and 9.8 dS/m, the lowest content of hydrogen peroxide, malondialdehyde, other aldehydes, and total non-soluble carbohydrate were observed in ‘Shokofeh’ cultivar. Finally, ’Shokofeh’ and ’Sahand’ budded on GF677 rootstock were recognized as the most tolerant and sensitive cultivars to salinity, respectively.
a n; t m; m.b kh; a a
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The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effect of water quality on safflower yield and yield components. The experiment had two factors including water salinity at two levels (S1= 1.8 dS m-1 and S2= 5.8 dS m-1) and landrace genotypes of safflower (G1= Dizaj Hossein Beig- Marand, ...
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The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effect of water quality on safflower yield and yield components. The experiment had two factors including water salinity at two levels (S1= 1.8 dS m-1 and S2= 5.8 dS m-1) and landrace genotypes of safflower (G1= Dizaj Hossein Beig- Marand, G2= Koshaksara- Marand, and G3= Agkand- Mianeh). The experiment was laid out as a split plot design with three replications. Results showed that the interaction effects of salinity and landrace genotypes on grain yield, 1000- seeds weights, and the main capitol weight were significant (P<0.05). Landrace genotypes of safflower were different in the harvest index. This result revealed a genetic diversity among safflower genotypes. Water salinity affected biological yield and seeds per capitol. The traits such as leaves and stem numbers, capitol diameter and capitol per plant were not affected by the experimental treatments. With increasing water salinity from 1.8 to 5.8 dSm-1, the seeds per capitol, biological yield, and grain yield decreased by 45%, 56% and 44%, respectively. The highest and lowest 1000-seeds weights were recorded as 38 and 26 g, respectively. The highest grain yield was obtained by Koshaksara-Marand genotype at salinity of 1.8 dS m-1 (1207 kg ha-1) and 5.8 dS m-1 (568 kg ha-1). The lowest yield of 426 kg ha-1 was from Dizaj Hossein Beig-Marand genotype at salinity of 5.8 dS m-1. Therefore, Koshaksara- Marand genotype produced high yield as compared to other genotypes under water salinity treatments.
Majid Alihouri; A T; H D
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Growing salinity tolerant plants is a suitable way for usage of saline water resources. This research was carried out for identification of salinity tolerant ber rootstocks. The experiment was conducted using factorial arrangement based on randomized complete design in three replications. The ...
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Growing salinity tolerant plants is a suitable way for usage of saline water resources. This research was carried out for identification of salinity tolerant ber rootstocks. The experiment was conducted using factorial arrangement based on randomized complete design in three replications. The treatments were four irrigation water salinities of 0.3, 3, 6, and 9 dS/m and three ber (Ziziphus spp.) species including Ziziphus mauritiana, Ziziphus nummularia, and Ziziphus spina-christi. The results showed that water salinity treatments had significant effect (P< 5%) on plant height, leaf number, leaf chlorophyll, stem diameter and leaf N, Na+ and Ca2+concentrations. There was significant (P< 5%) difference between ber species on plant vegetative attributes and leaf N and Na contents. Futhermore, interaction of water salinity and ber species had significant effect (P< 5%) on plant vegetative characters and leaf N, Na and Ca content. With increasing irrigation water salinity to 9 dS/m, the leaf number and stem diameter had significant decrease, while leaf Na+ concentration increased significantly. When irrigation water salinity increased from 3 dS/m to 6 and 9 dS/m, the plant leaf number decreased by 3.8-8.4% and 25.1-41.3 percent, respectively, while stem diameter was reduced by 1.7-28.1% and 30.0-77.9 percent, respectively. Leaf Na+ concentration increased by 1.67-2.73 and 1.64-3.36 times with increasing irrigation water salinity from 3 dS/m to 6 and 9 dS/m, respectively. Therefore, saline water resources could be used in irrigation of ber seedlings.
T H; M KH; M Z; A GH
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Crop models are suitable for simulation of crop yield by different scenarios of deficit irrigation and salinity. In this research, the AquaCrop model was evaluated to simulate the soybean grain yield and biomass under different levels of salinity and deficit irrigation in Gorgan County during 2011 and ...
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Crop models are suitable for simulation of crop yield by different scenarios of deficit irrigation and salinity. In this research, the AquaCrop model was evaluated to simulate the soybean grain yield and biomass under different levels of salinity and deficit irrigation in Gorgan County during 2011 and 2012 growing seasons. The model was calibrated by experimental data of 2011 and validated with data of 2012. The experiment included three irrigation levels of 100%, 75% and 55% water requirement and three salinity levels of 0.7, 5 and 10 dS/m. Statistical indices of the results of validated model including RMSE, E, and d for grain yield were 0.225 ton/ha, 0.88 and 0.97, respectively, and for biomass, they were 0.718 ton/ha, 0.77 and 0.95, respectively. Results showed that grain yield decreased with decrease in the amount of irrigation water and increase in salinity level. Further analysis showed that the sensitivity of AquaCrop model to the canopy decline coefficient (CDC) was more than the other parameters at senescence and maximum canopy cover stages.