EFFECTS OF ARTIFICIAL SHADING AND IRRIGATION WITH BRACKISH WATER ON THE INITIAL DEVELOPMENT OF Anadenanthera colubrina (Vell.) Brenan PLANTS

ABSTRACT The use of management strategies or changes in the cultivation environment can reduce the impacts of irrigation water salinity on plant development. Therefore, in this research, physiological responses, initial growth, and plant quality of Anadenanthera colubrina (Vell.) Brenan (Angico Branco) were evaluated under different levels of shading and electrical conductivity of the irrigation water, seeking to identify the most favorable conditions for the development of this species using brackish water. The experiment was carried out in randomized blocks with split plots and four replications. The plots were formed by four environments with different shading levels: 0 (full sun), 30, 50, and 70%, and the subplots, formed by five increasing levels of electrical conductivity of the irrigation water: 0.4, 1.6, 2.8, 4.0, and 5.2 dS.m−1. The following variables were evaluated: substrate electrical conductivity, leaf gas exchange, plant height, biomass production, and Dickson quality index at 40 days in a nursery. The use of artificial shading favored plant development and photosynthesis rate, even when irrigated with moderate and high salinity water. The DQI showed that A. colubrina plants presented higher quality index when produced under intermediate shading (30% and 50%), with yield losses below 20% when irrigated with water with electrical conductivity up to 2.8 dS.m−1.

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Main Authors:	Pinho,Luciana Luzia, Lacerda,Claudivan Feitosa de, Sousa,João Alencar de, Santos,Alisson Moura, Bezerra,Antônio Marcos Esmeraldo, Cavalcante,Eduardo Santos, Sales,Jonnathan Richeds da Silva
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade de Investigações Florestais 2022
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-67622022000100207
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