Boron-calcium interaction in the growth ans mineral content of sweet pepper plants

Authors

  • Tomás Moreno Gómez UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA AGRARIA ANTONIO NARRO
  • Armando Hernández-Pérez MAESTRO INVESTIGADOR
  • Alberto Sandoval-Rangel UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA AGRARIA ANTONIO NARRO, DEPTO. DE HORTICULTURA
  • Valentín Robledo-Torres UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA AGRARIA ANTONIO NARRO, DEPTO. DE HORTICULTURA
  • Rosalinda Mendoza-Villarreal UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA AGRARIA ANTONIO NARRO, DEPTO. DE HORTICULTURA
  • José Antonio González Fuentes UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA AGRARIA ANTONIO NARRO, DEPTO. DE HORTICULTURA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19136/era.a8n3.2813

Abstract

Boron (B) toxicity is an environmental restriction limiting crop productivity. The goal of this research work was to determine the influence of Calcium
(Ca) in sweet pepper plants irrigated with high B concentrations. The assessed treatments included five B concentrations (0.5, 1.5, 3.0, 4.5 and 6.0 ppm) and three Ca concentrations (7, 9 and 11 meq L-1). Photosynthesis, plant height, root dry weight and total dry weight decreased as B concentration increased in the nutrient solution; however, B negative effect was lower as Ca concentration increased in the
nutrient solution. High B concentrations affected root length and Ca increase did not show any positive effect. Furthermore, total N, P, K, Ca and Mg contents in sweet pepper plants decreased when B concentration increased; however, except for Mg, these decreases were lower when Ca concentration increased at nine (9) and eleven (11) meq L-1. Total B content in plants decreased when the concentration of this micronutrient increased in the solution; however, when Ca rate in the solution was higher than seven (7) meq L-1, B content experienced a sharper drop. Therefore, under B excess conditions, the growth and nutrient uptake of sweet pepper plants
can improve by increasing Ca concentration in the nutrient solution.

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Author Biographies

  • Tomás Moreno Gómez, UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA AGRARIA ANTONIO NARRO

    El Ing. Tomás es estudiante de la Maestría en Ciencias en Horticultura del Depto. de Horticyltura

    en la Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro.

  • Alberto Sandoval-Rangel, UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA AGRARIA ANTONIO NARRO, DEPTO. DE HORTICULTURA

    Maestro investigador del Departamento de Horticultura en la Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro.

  • Valentín Robledo-Torres, UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA AGRARIA ANTONIO NARRO, DEPTO. DE HORTICULTURA

    Maestro investigador del Departamento de Horticultura en la Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro.

  • Rosalinda Mendoza-Villarreal, UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA AGRARIA ANTONIO NARRO, DEPTO. DE HORTICULTURA

    Maestra investigadora del Departamento de Horticultura en la Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro

  • José Antonio González Fuentes, UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA AGRARIA ANTONIO NARRO, DEPTO. DE HORTICULTURA

    Maestro investigador del Departamento de Horticultura en la Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro

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Published

2021-09-27

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SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE

How to Cite

Moreno Gómez, T. ., Hernández-Pérez, A., Sandoval-Rangel, A. ., Robledo-Torres, V. ., Mendoza-Villarreal, R. ., & González Fuentes, J. A. . (2021). Boron-calcium interaction in the growth ans mineral content of sweet pepper plants. Ecosistemas Y Recursos Agropecuarios, 8(3). https://doi.org/10.19136/era.a8n3.2813

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