Effect of calcium-enriched microalgae extract on mitigating saline stress in papaya seedlings
Abstract The papaya (Carica papaya L.) is among the mainly fruit species produced in tropical and subtropical climate. The salinity of water in agricultural areas is considered a limiting factor for the expansion of papaya. This study aimed to evaluate calcium-enriched microalgae extract (EMa-Ca) as...
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| author | I. R. S. do Nascimento L. D. R. Silva E. N. S. Rodrigues J. M. F. L. Cruz D. B. Araújo C. D. S. Pereira L. M. F. Silva W. E. Pereira M. C. Silva J. P. O. Santos O. R. Farias |
| author_facet | I. R. S. do Nascimento L. D. R. Silva E. N. S. Rodrigues J. M. F. L. Cruz D. B. Araújo C. D. S. Pereira L. M. F. Silva W. E. Pereira M. C. Silva J. P. O. Santos O. R. Farias |
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| description | Abstract The papaya (Carica papaya L.) is among the mainly fruit species produced in tropical and subtropical climate. The salinity of water in agricultural areas is considered a limiting factor for the expansion of papaya. This study aimed to evaluate calcium-enriched microalgae extract (EMa-Ca) as an attenuator of saline stress in irrigation water on the growth and physiology of Formosa papaya seedlings, hybrid Tainung. The experiment was conducted in a protected environment, with treatments distributed in a 5 × 2 factorial scheme, comprising five electrical conductivities of irrigation water (0.50; 1.10; 2.50; 3.90 and 4.50 dSm-1) with the presence and absence of EMa-Ca in the substrate. Evaluated characteristics were: plant height, number of leaves, stem diameter, leaf area, dry masses weight of roots, aboveground parts and total. Gas exchanges and chlorophyll indices (a, b and total) were also evaluated. The application of EMa-Ca resulted in an increase of 6.05% in height and 6.33% in trunk diameter. The number of leaves decreased with an increase in electrical conductivity, and the leaf area was reduced by 33%. All seedling dry masses showed greater declines in the absence of EM-Ca. The EMa-Ca increased net photosynthesis, CO2 concentration, transpiration and stomatal conductance by 39.13%, 30.43%, 38.88% and 42.85%, respectively. For chlorophyll without the use of EMa-Ca, a decrease rate of 1.21%, 0.41% and 1.62% was observed for Chla, Chlb and Chlt, respectively. Therefore, the EMa-Ca application (1.0 ml/L) significantly enhance the vegetative development, gas exchanges, and chlorophyll indices of papaya seedlings under saline stress conditions. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-cfcb0b35a408475cb5ab9e9970955fd62025-08-20T01:54:30ZengInstituto Internacional de EcologiaBrazilian Journal of Biology1678-43752024-09-018410.1590/1519-6984.283432Effect of calcium-enriched microalgae extract on mitigating saline stress in papaya seedlingsI. R. S. do Nascimentohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5795-8258L. D. R. Silvahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2703-0026E. N. S. Rodrigueshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1620-8055J. M. F. L. Cruzhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5967-4056D. B. Araújohttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0394-1490C. D. S. Pereirahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1752-7680L. M. F. Silvahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8087-2188W. E. Pereirahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1085-0191M. C. Silvahttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8979-6671J. P. O. Santoshttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1094-6484O. R. Fariashttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0753-0712Abstract The papaya (Carica papaya L.) is among the mainly fruit species produced in tropical and subtropical climate. The salinity of water in agricultural areas is considered a limiting factor for the expansion of papaya. This study aimed to evaluate calcium-enriched microalgae extract (EMa-Ca) as an attenuator of saline stress in irrigation water on the growth and physiology of Formosa papaya seedlings, hybrid Tainung. The experiment was conducted in a protected environment, with treatments distributed in a 5 × 2 factorial scheme, comprising five electrical conductivities of irrigation water (0.50; 1.10; 2.50; 3.90 and 4.50 dSm-1) with the presence and absence of EMa-Ca in the substrate. Evaluated characteristics were: plant height, number of leaves, stem diameter, leaf area, dry masses weight of roots, aboveground parts and total. Gas exchanges and chlorophyll indices (a, b and total) were also evaluated. The application of EMa-Ca resulted in an increase of 6.05% in height and 6.33% in trunk diameter. The number of leaves decreased with an increase in electrical conductivity, and the leaf area was reduced by 33%. All seedling dry masses showed greater declines in the absence of EM-Ca. The EMa-Ca increased net photosynthesis, CO2 concentration, transpiration and stomatal conductance by 39.13%, 30.43%, 38.88% and 42.85%, respectively. For chlorophyll without the use of EMa-Ca, a decrease rate of 1.21%, 0.41% and 1.62% was observed for Chla, Chlb and Chlt, respectively. Therefore, the EMa-Ca application (1.0 ml/L) significantly enhance the vegetative development, gas exchanges, and chlorophyll indices of papaya seedlings under saline stress conditions.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842024000101271&lng=en&tlng=enabiotic stressbiostimulantCaricamicroorganismsnutrition |
| spellingShingle | I. R. S. do Nascimento L. D. R. Silva E. N. S. Rodrigues J. M. F. L. Cruz D. B. Araújo C. D. S. Pereira L. M. F. Silva W. E. Pereira M. C. Silva J. P. O. Santos O. R. Farias Effect of calcium-enriched microalgae extract on mitigating saline stress in papaya seedlings Brazilian Journal of Biology abiotic stress biostimulant Carica microorganisms nutrition |
| title | Effect of calcium-enriched microalgae extract on mitigating saline stress in papaya seedlings |
| title_full | Effect of calcium-enriched microalgae extract on mitigating saline stress in papaya seedlings |
| title_fullStr | Effect of calcium-enriched microalgae extract on mitigating saline stress in papaya seedlings |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of calcium-enriched microalgae extract on mitigating saline stress in papaya seedlings |
| title_short | Effect of calcium-enriched microalgae extract on mitigating saline stress in papaya seedlings |
| title_sort | effect of calcium enriched microalgae extract on mitigating saline stress in papaya seedlings |
| topic | abiotic stress biostimulant Carica microorganisms nutrition |
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