Water regimes and hydrogel applied on bell pepper grown in a protected environment

The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of the application of different doses of hydrogel and irrigation levels on the morphophysiological and productive behavior of a bell pepper cultivar, in a protected environment. Four doses of hydrogel (0.0, 0.6, 1.2, and, 2.4 g per plant) and four irrigation levels (50, 75, 100, and, 125%) were used, on the basis of the daily evapotranspiration of a bell pepper crop grown in a sandy soil. Height, stem diameter, and leaf area were measured at 70 and 100 days. At the end of the experiment, bell pepper yield and water use efficiency were estimated. Hydrogel associated with irrigation increases leaf area, productivity, and irrigation-water use efficiency. The applied water deficit (132.8 and 199.26 mm), associated with the hydrogel doses, does not affect the plants morphologically.

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Main Authors:	Menezes, Ademir Silva, Pinheiro Neto, Luis Gonzaga, Bastos, Edson Alves, Ramos, Dânley Erlen de Oliveira, Viana, Thales Vinícius de Araújo, de Sousa, Carlos Henrique Carvalho, Façanha, Rafaela Vieira, Lopes, Francisca Gleiciane Nascimento
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	eng
Published:	Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira 2024
Online Access:	https://seer.sct.embrapa.br/index.php/pab/article/view/27767
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