417602

Reducing the harmful effect of salinity on lettuce productivity by foliar application of plant extracts under greenhouse conditions

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Last updated: 29 Mar 2025

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Horticulture Sciences

Abstract

Two greenhouse experiments were conducted during 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 at the Fayoum University of Egypt's Agricultural Test Station, Faculty of Agriculture, to study effect of leaf Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium, Calcium and Sodium contents, inorganic and organic osmotica substances contents, productivity and quality of lettuce plants (Lactuca sativa L) to elucidate their potential to reduce the harmful effect of soil salinity (ECe = 7.00 ± 0.20 dS m-¹). Treatments comprised with twelve of plant growth promoters; palm pollen grains (100 and 200 mg L), corn grain extract (100 and 200 mg L), soybean seed extract (100 and 200 mg L), mannitol (1500 and 3000mgL), sorbitol (1500 and 3000 mg L-1) and calcium phosphate (800 and 1000 Ca3(PO4)2 mg L), as well as, tap water. Three times of the thirteen treatments were made as foliar applications to runoff; 25, 40 and 55 days after transplanting. A randomized complete blocks design with five replications comprised the experimental setup. All the foliar application of the twelve treatments (plant extracts, mannitol, sorbitol and calcium phosphate) were better and considerably greater mean values were obtained of leaf N, P, K, and Ca contents, inorganic and organic osmotica substances contents as well as decreased of leaf Na comparing to control. As a result, the physio-biochemical components of plants were improved, which reflected on improve productivity and quality of lettuce plants (cv. Big Bell) under the salinized soil stress of the Fayoum Governorate and other related regions. Generally, foliar application of soybean seed extract at a 200 mg L-1 concentration or palm pollen grains extract at at a 100 mg L-1 concentration were superior and substantially higher mean values were recorded of data recorded comparing to other treatments.

DOI

10.21608/fjard.2025.323237.1067

Keywords

bio-stimulants, calcium phosphate, Osmotic substances, Mannitol, Sorbitol, yield and quality

Authors

First Name

Tarek

Last Name

El-Masry

MiddleName

A. A. M.

Affiliation

Horticulture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Fayoum University, Fayoum 63514, Egypt

Email

tam01@fayoum.edu.eg

City

Fayoum

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First Name

Nevein

Last Name

El-Sawah

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Horticulture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Fayoum University, Fayoum 63514, Egypt

Email

nas03@fayoum.edu.eg

City

Fayoum

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First Name

Ashraf

Last Name

Osman

MiddleName

S.

Affiliation

Horticulture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Fayoum University, Fayoum 63514, Egypt

Email

aso00@fayoum.edu.eg

City

Fayoum

Orcid

-

First Name

Noha

Last Name

Abo-Arab

MiddleName

A. A.

Affiliation

Horticulture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Fayoum University, Fayoum 63514, Egypt

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naa07@fayoum.edu.eg

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39

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1

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54502

Issue Date

2025-01-01

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2024-10-08

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2025-01-01

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30

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43

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1110-7790

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2805-2528

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1,920

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Fayoum Journal of Agricultural Research and Development

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Reducing the harmful effect of salinity on lettuce productivity by foliar application of plant extracts under greenhouse conditions

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29 Mar 2025