Water status response of pineapple using destructive and non-destructive indicators and their relations in two contrasting seasons

Ríos, Virginia Maite; Herrera, Melanie Desirée Gómez; Sugita, Nicolás Hitoshi; Luaces, Paula Alayón

doi:10.1016/j.jssas.2020.10.002

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“…These plants had the lowest fresh leaf biomass, fresh leaf yield, gel weight, and gel yield (Table 2). Similar effects occurred in succulent CAM plants such as pineapple (Ananas comosus; Ríos et al, 2020) and cactus pear (Opuntia spp. ; Zegbe and Servín-Palestina, 2021) when exposed to water deficit.…”

Section: Leaf Biomass and Gel Productionmentioning

confidence: 64%

Leaf production and gel quality of Aloe vera (L.) Burm. F. under irrigation regimens in northern Mexico

Sandoval

Rodríguez

Trejo‐Calzada

et al. 2022

J PROF ASSOC CACTUS

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The derivatives of aloe plant leave [Aloe vera (L.) Burm. f.], such as gel, juice, and powder, are highly appreciated in the industrial sector. This study evaluated the effect of different soil moisture contents on the growth, production, and gel quality of aloe grown in an arid region of Mexico. The study was conducted in a randomized complete block design with three replicates. Base on the percentage of field capacity (FC), three irrigation treatments were tested: 42%, 72%, and 100% of FC corresponding, on average (± standard deviation), to 0.12 ± 0.02 m3 m-3 (as control), 0.18 ± 0.02 m3 m-3, and 0.24 ± 0.02 m3 m-3 of soil water content, respectively. Aloe plants watered with 72% of FC had greater plant height and leaf width than plants watered at 42% of field capacity, while plants with 100% of FC treatment had the longest (56.1 cm) and thickest (1.5 cm) leaves. Aloe plants irrigated at either 72% or 100% of field capacity produced the freshest leaf biomass and gel. In contrast, plants grown at 42% of field capacity treatments had the highest pH (4.94), total soluble solids (1.77 °Brix), ash content (0.62%), methanol-precipitated solids (1.24%), and total solids (1.88%) of aloe gel. Even though the lowest soil moisture content (42% of field capacity) reduced plant and leaf growth and leaf and gel yields, gel quality was enhanced, meeting the gel quality standards demanded by the international market.

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Section: Leaf Biomass and Gel Productionmentioning

confidence: 64%