| Autor: |
Nóbrega JS; Academic Unit of Agricultural Engineering, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande 58430-380, PB, Brazil., Gomes VR; Center for Agricultural Sciences, Federal University of Paraíba, Areia 58397-000, PB, Brazil., Soares LADA; Academic Unit of Agrarian Sciences, Federal University of Campina Grande, Pombal 58840-000, PB, Brazil., Lima GS; Academic Unit of Agricultural Engineering, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande 58430-380, PB, Brazil., Silva AARD; Academic Unit of Agricultural Engineering, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande 58430-380, PB, Brazil., Gheyi HR; Academic Unit of Agricultural Engineering, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande 58430-380, PB, Brazil., Torres RAF; Academic Unit of Agricultural Engineering, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande 58430-380, PB, Brazil., Silva FJLD; Academic Unit of Agricultural Engineering, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande 58430-380, PB, Brazil., Silva TID; Academic Unit of Agrarian Sciences, Federal University of Campina Grande, Pombal 58840-000, PB, Brazil., Costa FBD; Academic Unit of Agrarian Sciences, Federal University of Campina Grande, Pombal 58840-000, PB, Brazil., Dantas MV; Academic Unit of Agricultural Engineering, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande 58430-380, PB, Brazil., Bruno RLA; Center for Agricultural Sciences, Federal University of Paraíba, Areia 58397-000, PB, Brazil., Nobre RG; Caraúbas Multidisciplinary Center, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido, Caraúbas 59780-000, RN, Brazil., Sá FVDS; Agricultural Sciences Center, State University of Paraíba, Catolé do Rocha 58884-000, PB, Brazil. |
| Abstrakt: |
Cotton is one of the most exploited crops in the world, being one of the most important for the Brazilian Northeast. In this region, the use of irrigation is often necessary to meet the water demand of the crop. Water is often used from underground wells that have a large amount of salt in their constitution, which can compromise the development of crops, so it is vital to adopt strategies that reduce salt stress effects on plants, such as the foliar application of hydrogen peroxide. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of foliar application of hydrogen peroxide on the gas exchange, growth, and production of naturally colored cotton under salt stress in the semi-arid region of Paraíba, Brazil. The experiment was carried out in a randomized block design in a 5 × 5 factorial scheme, with five salinity levels of irrigation water-ECw (0.3, 2.0, 3.7, 5.4 and 7.1 dS m -1 )-and five concentrations of hydrogen peroxide-H 2 O 2 (0, 25, 50, 75 and 100 μM), and with three replicates. The naturally colored cotton 'BRS Jade' had its gas exchange, growth, biomass production, and production reduced due to the effects of salt stress, but the plants were able to produce up to the ECw of 3.97 dS m -1 . Foliar application of hydrogen peroxide at the estimated concentrations of 56.25 and 37.5 μM reduced the effects of salt stress on the stomatal conductance and CO 2 assimilation rate of cotton plants under the estimated ECw levels of 0.73 and 1.58 dS m -1 , respectively. In turn, the concentration of 12.5 μM increased water-use efficiency in plants subjected to salinity of 2.43 dS m -1 . Absolute and relative growth rates in leaf area increased with foliar application of 100 μM of hydrogen peroxide under ECw of 0.73 and 0.3 dS m -1 , respectively. Under conditions of low water salinity (0.3 dS m -1 ), foliar application of hydrogen peroxide stimulated the biomass formation and production components of cotton. |
