Evaluation the impact of silicon nanoparticle on growth and water use efficiency of greenhouse tomato in drought stress condition
This study focused on the effect of silicon nanoparticles (Si-Nps) use on growth and water use efficiency (WUE) of tomato in hydroponic cultivation under drought stress. Experimental treatments included full irrigation, supplying 85 and 70% of crop water requirement (I 100 , I 85 and I 70 ) and use...
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Published in | Applied water science Vol. 14; no. 9; pp. 196 - 10 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
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Springer International Publishing
01.09.2024
Springer Nature B.V SpringerOpen |
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Summary: | This study focused on the effect of silicon nanoparticles (Si-Nps) use on growth and water use efficiency (WUE) of tomato in hydroponic cultivation under drought stress. Experimental treatments included full irrigation, supplying 85 and 70% of crop water requirement (I
100
, I
85
and I
70
) and use of Si-Nps in three levels of 0, 50 and 100 ppm (N
0
, N
50
and N
100
) which was performed in a completely randomized design with three replications. Si-Nps were applied in two ways: leaf feeding (L) and root feeding (R). Data analysis showed that different levels of irrigation, Si-Nps and the interaction effect of theirs had a significant effect on fruit weight, leaf fresh and dry weight, stem fresh weight and WUE at 1% level. Si-Nps had a significant effect on stem dry weight at 1% and fruit sugar at 5%. The interaction effect of irrigation and Si-Nps had a significant effect on stem dry weight and fruit sugar at 1%. The maximum fresh fruit weight was related to treatment I
85
LN
100
and compared to the control treatment, it was 7.9% more. The maximum WUE was observed in I70RN50 treatment, which was 56.3% higher than control treatment. Generally, applying irrigation I
70
RN
50
gives the best result for hydroponic tomato cultivation in greenhouse conditions. |
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ISSN: | 2190-5487 2190-5495 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s13201-024-02256-6 |