Potassium fertilization and irrigation with treated wastewater on gas exchange of colored cotton

ABSTRACT The use of treated domestic wastewater in agriculture is promising because it contains essential nutrients for crops, especially for cotton plants. Information on leaf gas exchanges helps to understand the responses of plants to different water and nutrient managements, since they directly...

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Main Authors: Breno L. de C. Lima, Ênio F. de F. e Silva, Hugo R. B. Santos, Edivan R. de Souza
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author Breno L. de C. Lima
Ênio F. de F. e Silva
Hugo R. B. Santos
Edivan R. de Souza
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Ênio F. de F. e Silva
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description ABSTRACT The use of treated domestic wastewater in agriculture is promising because it contains essential nutrients for crops, especially for cotton plants. Information on leaf gas exchanges helps to understand the responses of plants to different water and nutrient managements, since they directly affect physiological processes. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of potassium fertilization and irrigation with treated wastewater on the gas exchange of naturally colored cotton plants grown in the semi-arid region of the state of Pernambuco, Brazil, providing a reference for evaluations of responses of cotton plants to abiotic factors. The experiment was conducted in a randomized block design, in a 5 × 5 factorial arrangement, with four replications. The treatments consisted of five potassium rates (0, 50, 100, 150, and 200% of the recommended rate for the crop) and five irrigation depths (50, 75, 100, 125, and 150% of the evapotranspiration of the crop). The highest stomatal conductance, transpiration, net assimilation rate, intercellular CO2 concentration, and carboxylation efficiency were found in irrigated plants with 110, 99, 117, 150, and 113% of ETc, combined with the potassium rates of 96, 113, 97, 100, and 100% of the recommendation rate for the crop, respectively. The increase in irrigation depths increased the diffusion of CO2 of the plants. The highest instantaneous water-use efficiency was found with the irrigation of 150% of ETc without potassium fertilization. According to the interaction between irrigation depths and potassium rates, the most efficient potassium rate for naturally colored cotton depends on the irrigation depth applied.
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spelling doaj-art-349ae28ce8fb4941bceef5f67b7539012025-08-20T03:18:26ZengUniversidade Federal de Campina GrandeRevista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental1807-1929221174174610.1590/1807-1929/agriambi.v22n11p741-746S1415-43662018001100741Potassium fertilization and irrigation with treated wastewater on gas exchange of colored cottonBreno L. de C. LimaÊnio F. de F. e SilvaHugo R. B. SantosEdivan R. de SouzaABSTRACT The use of treated domestic wastewater in agriculture is promising because it contains essential nutrients for crops, especially for cotton plants. Information on leaf gas exchanges helps to understand the responses of plants to different water and nutrient managements, since they directly affect physiological processes. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of potassium fertilization and irrigation with treated wastewater on the gas exchange of naturally colored cotton plants grown in the semi-arid region of the state of Pernambuco, Brazil, providing a reference for evaluations of responses of cotton plants to abiotic factors. The experiment was conducted in a randomized block design, in a 5 × 5 factorial arrangement, with four replications. The treatments consisted of five potassium rates (0, 50, 100, 150, and 200% of the recommended rate for the crop) and five irrigation depths (50, 75, 100, 125, and 150% of the evapotranspiration of the crop). The highest stomatal conductance, transpiration, net assimilation rate, intercellular CO2 concentration, and carboxylation efficiency were found in irrigated plants with 110, 99, 117, 150, and 113% of ETc, combined with the potassium rates of 96, 113, 97, 100, and 100% of the recommendation rate for the crop, respectively. The increase in irrigation depths increased the diffusion of CO2 of the plants. The highest instantaneous water-use efficiency was found with the irrigation of 150% of ETc without potassium fertilization. According to the interaction between irrigation depths and potassium rates, the most efficient potassium rate for naturally colored cotton depends on the irrigation depth applied.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-43662018001100741&lng=en&tlng=enGossypium hirsutum L.photosynthesisstomatal conductance
spellingShingle Breno L. de C. Lima
Ênio F. de F. e Silva
Hugo R. B. Santos
Edivan R. de Souza
Potassium fertilization and irrigation with treated wastewater on gas exchange of colored cotton
Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental
Gossypium hirsutum L.
photosynthesis
stomatal conductance
title Potassium fertilization and irrigation with treated wastewater on gas exchange of colored cotton
title_full Potassium fertilization and irrigation with treated wastewater on gas exchange of colored cotton
title_fullStr Potassium fertilization and irrigation with treated wastewater on gas exchange of colored cotton
title_full_unstemmed Potassium fertilization and irrigation with treated wastewater on gas exchange of colored cotton
title_short Potassium fertilization and irrigation with treated wastewater on gas exchange of colored cotton
title_sort potassium fertilization and irrigation with treated wastewater on gas exchange of colored cotton
topic Gossypium hirsutum L.
photosynthesis
stomatal conductance
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-43662018001100741&lng=en&tlng=en
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