Alleviation of Salinity Effect in Irrigation Water and Soil on Manfalouty Pomegranate Trees Using Magnetic Water, Bio-Fertilizer and Some Soil Amendments

Magnetized Water and Proline to Boost the Growth, Productivity and Fruit Quality of ‘Taifi’ Pomegranate Subjected to Deficit Irrigation in Saline Clay Soils of Semi-Arid Egypt

“…Therefore, soil moisture levels should be higher in MW-irrigated plots compared with the control ones [72]. A previous report on 'Manfalouty' pomegranate stated that the maximum WUE was found in moderate irrigation levels, while it was decreased with higher or lower amounts of water [45]. The improvement in fruit weight and volume (Table 6) with MW + P treatment at 100% or 75% CWR could be owing to the role of MW altering the permeability of the cell membrane, causing changes in cell metabolism with improved water and nutrient uptakes [45].…”

“…The aim of this research work was to improve the growth, productivity, and fruit quality of 'Taifi' pomegranate shrubs, grown in saline clay soils and subjected to deficit irrigation, with the utilization of MW and proline to mitigate the stress effects. To date, few reports have used MW to alleviate salinity stress of fruit trees [36], and pomegranate in particular [45]. In addition, most research on deficit irrigation has been performed in sandy soils [26,27,43,45], but this is considered the first report using deficit irrigation with MW to improve the growth and productivity of pomegranate grown in saline clay soils, which require a lot of water for salt leaching.…”

“…To date, few reports have used MW to alleviate salinity stress of fruit trees [36], and pomegranate in particular [45]. In addition, most research on deficit irrigation has been performed in sandy soils [26,27,43,45], but this is considered the first report using deficit irrigation with MW to improve the growth and productivity of pomegranate grown in saline clay soils, which require a lot of water for salt leaching.…”