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Effect of irrigation water quality and foliar-sprayed glycine betaine on photosynthetic pigments, water status, and element content of kapok seedlings

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Last updated: 29 Mar 2025

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Horticulture Sciences

Abstract

This study aims to examine the main and interaction effects of irrigation with treated sewage water (TSW), agricultural drainage water (ADW) and foliar spraying with glycine betaine (GB) on physiological parameters and chemical composition of kapok (Ceiba pentandra L.). Therefore, a pot experiment was conducted during the summer seasons of 2021 and 2022 in a private farm in Beni-Suef Governorate, Egypt. The experimental layout was a split plot in a randomized complete blocks design with three replications. Kapok seedlings were irrigated with Nile irrigation water (NIW) either directly (100%) or mixed TSW or ADW with NIW (25, 50, and 75 %) in addition to glycine betaine (GB) was applied at (0.0 mM and 50 mM). Results showed that irrigation with  TSW (100%) and ADW (100%) decreased pigments content (Chl a, Chl b, and carotenoids), membrane stability index (MSI), relative water content (RWC), relative chlorophyll content (SPAD value), leaf thickness, N, P, K and Ca content, but increased Na, Cu, Ni, Mn, Zn, and Pb content. Moreover, GB significantly increased Chl a, Chl b, carotenoids, MSI, SPAD, RWC, N, P, K, and Ca content and antioxidant activity, as well as reduced Na, Cu, Ni, Mn, Zn and Pb content in leaf. Irrigating kapok seedlings with TSW or ADW and NIW at 25, 50% give better results similar to those irrigated with NIW for all parameters. GB and water treatments interaction give better results at 50 mM GB, and TSW or ADW mixed with NIW at rates of 25%, and 50%, respectively. Therefore, spraying of GB (50 mM) and irrigation with TSW or ADW mixed with NIW at the rate of 50% improved physiological parameters, chemical constituents, and nutrient content compared to control conditions.

DOI

10.21608/fjard.2024.328911.1076

Keywords

Kapok, Woody trees, Heavy metals, agriculture drainage water, Water stress

Authors

First Name

Abd-Allah

Last Name

Hassan

MiddleName

H. A.

Affiliation

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

Email

aha13@fayoum.edu.eg

City

Fayoum

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First Name

Feisal

Last Name

Matter

MiddleName

M. A.

Affiliation

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

Email

fmm01@fayoum.edu.eg

City

Fayoum

Orcid

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First Name

Mahmoud

Last Name

Hassanain

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

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

Email

mah06@fayoum.edu.eg

City

Fayoum

Orcid

-

First Name

Alaa

Last Name

Abou-Sreea

MiddleName

I. B.

Affiliation

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

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aib01@fayoum.edu.eg

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Fayoum

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Volume

39

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1

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54502

Issue Date

2025-01-01

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2024-10-16

Publish Date

2025-01-01

Page Start

71

Page End

84

Print ISSN

1110-7790

Online ISSN

2805-2528

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1,920

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Fayoum Journal of Agricultural Research and Development

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https://fjard.journals.ekb.eg/

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Effect of irrigation water quality and foliar-sprayed glycine betaine on photosynthetic pigments, water status, and element content of kapok seedlings

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29 Mar 2025