Tolerance of potted gherkin to salinity of irrigation waterGherkin (Cucumis anguria) is an important crop in the North and Northeast regions of Brazil, and its production is predominantly from spontaneously growing plants. For this reason, little research is done on the crop, especially regarding the effect of salinity. This study was conducted at the Federal Rural University of the Semiarid (UFERSA) in Mossoró, RN, to evaluate the effect of different salinity levels of irrigation water on the development and yield of gherkin. The experiment was arranged in a completely randomized design, with four treatments (salinity levels of irrigation water: S 1 -0.5, S 2 -2.0, S 3 -3.5 and S 4 -5.0 dS m -1 ). There were five harvests of fruits and at the end of the experiment the plants were collected and analyzed for major development parameters and yield. We evaluated the following variables: length of the main branch, stem diameter, number of leaves, leaf area, dry mass of leaves, stems, fruits and total fruit number, average fruit weight and yield. The results showed that gherkin is sensitive to salinity. Significant responses were found for all variables that reduced with increasing salinity.Key words: Cucumis anguria L., saline stress, salt tolerance. O maxixeiro é uma cultura de grande importância nas regiões Norte e Nordeste do Brasil e a sua produção é oriunda, predominantemente, de plantas espontâneas. Em razão disso, são poucas as pesquisas sobre a cultura, principalmente no tocante ao efeito da salinidade. Este trabalho foi desenvolvido na Universidade Federal Rural do Semiárido (UFERSA), em Mossoró, RN, com o objetivo de avaliar o efeito de diferentes níveis de salinidade da água de irrigação sobre o desenvolvimento e o rendimento do maxixeiro. Utilizou-se o delineamento experimental inteiramente ao acaso, com quatro tratamentos (níveis de salinidade da água de irrigação: S 1 -0,5; S 2 -2,0; S 3 -3,5 e S 4 -5,0 dS m -1 ). Foram realizadas cinco colheitas de frutos e, ao final do experimento, as plantas foram coletadas e foram analisadas as principais variáveis de desenvolvimento e de rendimento: comprimento do ramo principal, diâmetro do caule, número de folhas, área foliar, massas de matéria seca de folhas, hastes, frutos e total, número de frutos, massa média de frutos e produção. O maxixeiro apresentou-se como cultura sensível à salinidade. Houve respostas significativas para todas as variáveis avaliadas, as quais apresentaram reduções em seus valores, com o aumento da salinidade. Palavras-chave:Cucumis anguria L., estresse salino, tolerância à salinidade.
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