Crithmum maritimum L.: First Results on Phenological Development and Biomass Production in Mediterranean Areas
| Autor: | Cinzia Mannozzi, Massimo Mozzon, Stefano Zenobi, Marco Fiorentini, Lucia Aquilanti, Roberto Orsini, Roberta Foligni, Silvia Zitti |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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0106 biological sciences
Mediterranean climate Mediterranean marginal areas Fertigation Biomass (ecology) Irrigation biology Phenology 020209 energy lcsh:S food and beverages Crithmum maritimum L organic cropping systems 02 engineering and technology biology.organism_classification 01 natural sciences lcsh:Agriculture Agronomy Crithmum halophyte 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Organic farming Agronomy and Crop Science 010606 plant biology & botany Main stem |
| Zdroj: | Agronomy, Vol 11, Iss 773, p 773 (2021) Agronomy Volume 11 Issue 4 |
| ISSN: | 2073-4395 |
| Popis: | In Mediterranean cropping systems, it is important to utilise marginal lands for the cultivation of native food crops. Previous research on Crithmum maritimum L., a species native to southern Europe, has focused on its alimentary and chemical parameters. The aim of the present study was to identify the effects of irrigation and fertigation systems on C. maritimum in Mediterranean cropping systems. We planted C. maritimum seeds in an organic farm in Italy, and we carried out three experiments (fertigation, irrigation, and control) with three replications each. We evaluated plant phenological development and biomass production. We found that these treatments significantly influenced plant phenology and biomass parameters. Even with low irrigation and fertigation, this species showed a significant difference in the Bundesanstalt, Bundessortenamt, CHemischeIndustrie (BBCH) phase at harvest: in fact, there were 39 and 35 leaves on the main stem in the irrigation and fertigation treatments, respectively, while there were 29 leaves on the main stem in the rainfed unfertilised control. Biomass production also showed the same significant difference: 1.8 and 2.0 t ha−1 of total dry biomass in the irrigation and fertigation treatments, respectively, and 1.2 t ha−1 of total dry biomass in the rainfed unfertilised control. In conclusion, we recommend the use of C. maritimum for food production in Mediterranean organic cropping systems. |
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