Soil solarization improves soil fertility in addition to weed management in sesame under subtropical conditions of Pakistan

Safdar, Muhammad Ehsan; Ali, Amjed; Farooq, Naila; Sarwar, Ghulam; Hassan, Ishtiaq; Nadeem, Muhammad Ather; Abbas, Tasawer

doi:10.51694/advweedsci/2021;39:00005

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“…Similar TSSC and TA results were recorded by Qiu et al [37] in hot peppers, and by Patil et al [38] in bell peppers. The explanation probably lies in the reduced water accumulation [39] and the increased accumulation of Na, K, and Cl in fruits induced by salinity [40]. Interestingly, in this study no significant impact on fruit firmness was found in pepper plants subjected to salinity stress, in line with the results of Salinas et al [34].…”

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Assessing Salinity Tolerance and Fruit Quality of Pepper Landraces

Ntanasi,

Savvas,

Karavidas

et al. 2024

Agronomy

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Soil salinity caused by climate change is a major global issue, especially in regions like the Mediterranean basin. Most commercially cultivated horticultural species, including pepper, are considered to be salt sensitive. However, some underutilized genotypes exhibit high adaptability to adverse environmental conditions, without compromising yield. This study aimed to investigate the effects of salinity stress on the yield, nutrition, and fruit quality of four pepper landraces: JO 109 (Capsicum annuum var. grossum), JO 204 (Capsicum annuum var. grossum), JO 207 (Capsicum annuum var. grossum), and ‘Florinis’. The California cultivar ‘Yolo Wonder’ and the commercial F1 hybrid ‘Sammy RZ‘ were used as controls. The experiment was conducted in the greenhouse facilities of the Laboratory of Vegetable Production at the Agricultural University of Athens. Half of the plants were exposed to a nutrient solution containing NaCl at a concentration that could maintain the NaCl level in the rhizosphere at 30 mM (salt-treated plants), while the remaining plants were irrigated with a nutrient solution containing 0.5 mM NaCl (control plants). Yield and yield quality attributes, such as firmness, titratable acidity (TA), total soluble solids content (TSSC), fruit height, and diameter were recorded. The results revealed that the landraces were more tolerant to salinity than the commercial varieties ‘Yolo Wonder’ and ‘Sammy RZ’. Moreover, subjecting pepper plants to increased salinity resulted in increased fruit quality, manifested by an increase in TSSC and TA.

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