Water Management Interventions, Organic Fertilization, and Harvest Time in Dry Land in the Biosaline Production of Cactus Pear
Brackish water can promote physicochemical changes in the soil. Aiming to mitigate the effect of excess salts in the soil, the use of organic matter promotes restructuring. The aim was to evaluate the productive and nutritional characteristics of cactus pear under different brackish water depths (ID) and levels of organic matter (OM). A factorial arrangement of 4 × 4 × 4 with four replications was utilized. Plots consisted of ID (0, 12, 20, and 28% reference evapotranspiration-ETo), and subplots were composed of OM levels (0, 15, 30, and 45 t/ha) and days after planting (DAP; 180, 270, 360, and 450 days). The growth, yield, and chemical composition of cactus pear were affected by ID and OM and/or by their interaction. The regular and increasing application of ID from 192 to 456 mm/year and a rainfall of 110 mm/year in cactus pear crops in biosaline systems improves the growth, freshness, dry matter yields, accumulation capacity per unit area, and chemical composition of cactus pear. The increase in OM up to the range from 30 to 45 Mg/ha linearly increases the agronomic performance of cactus pear. Biosaline systems with cactus pear should be adopted with the combined use of regular supplementary ID and OM, measuring at 304 mm/year and 45 Mg/ha, respectively.
Authors
- Sílvia Helena Nogueira Turco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9452-6059)
- Michelle de Oliveira Maia Parente (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6906-7455)
- Danillo Marte Pereira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0567-7371)
- Henrique Nunes Parente (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5706-2323)
- Glayciane Costa Góis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4624-1825)
- Fleming Sena Campos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9027-3210)
- Tadeu Vinhas Voltolini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8793-8103)
- Cleyton de Almeida Araújo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3636-2890)
- Daniele de Jesus Ferreira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0277-5371)
- Anderson de Moura Zanine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0100-3652)
- Gherman Garcia Leal de Araújo
- Francisco Naysson de Sousa Santos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6968-1738)
- Thieres George Freire da Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8355-4935)
- Tarcia Carielle Miranda Dantas Nunes
Institutions
- Universidade Federal da Paraíba (BR)
- Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (BR)
- Universidade Federal do Piauí (BR)
- Universidade Federal do Agreste de Pernambuco
- Universidade Federal do Maranhão (BR)
- Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco (BR)
- Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Plants
- Published
- 2024-09-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13182540
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Botanical Research and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.35
Funders
- Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
- Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa e ao Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico do Maranhão