Hydrogel for improving water use efficiency of Capsicum annuum crops in Fluvisol soil
This study aimed at assessing the effect of hydrogel on irrigation water use efficiency and yield of Capsicum annuum crops. It was used the hybrid pepper variety El Salvador as the experimental material, with row widths of 1.0 m and a 0.5 m separation between plants. It was evaluated five pre-hydrat...
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Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias
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Agua de riego Hidrogeles Capsicum annuum Fluvisoles Relaciones planta agua Calendario de los riegos Retención de agua por el suelo Rendimiento de hortalizas Water retainer Water consumption Irrigation frequency Yield of pepper crops Suelo Fluvisol Eficiencia del uso del agua Pimiento morrón Retención de agua Rendimiento del pimiento |
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Agua de riego Hidrogeles Capsicum annuum Fluvisoles Relaciones planta agua Calendario de los riegos Retención de agua por el suelo Rendimiento de hortalizas Water retainer Water consumption Irrigation frequency Yield of pepper crops Suelo Fluvisol Eficiencia del uso del agua Pimiento morrón Retención de agua Rendimiento del pimiento Rivera Fernández, Rubén Darío Rodríguez Jarama, Fanny Mesías Gallo, Freddy Mendoza Intriago, Dídimo Alexander Hydrogel for improving water use efficiency of Capsicum annuum crops in Fluvisol soil |
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Agua de riego Hidrogeles Capsicum annuum Fluvisoles Relaciones planta agua Calendario de los riegos Retención de agua por el suelo Rendimiento de hortalizas Water retainer Water consumption Irrigation frequency Yield of pepper crops Suelo Fluvisol Eficiencia del uso del agua Pimiento morrón Retención de agua Rendimiento del pimiento |
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This study aimed at assessing the effect of hydrogel on irrigation water use efficiency
and yield of Capsicum annuum crops. It was used the hybrid pepper variety El Salvador
as the experimental material, with row widths of 1.0 m and a 0.5 m separation between
plants. It was evaluated five pre-hydrated gel doses: 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0 and 2.5 g/plant.
Treatments were arranged in a randomized complete block design. The variables under
study were: water consumption, irrigation frequency and water use efficiency, plant
height, fruit characteristics, and yield. Results showed that hydrogel, at doses ranging
from 2 to 2.5 g/plant, reduced the depth of application from 388.6 mm to 197.6 and
196 mm, respectively. Water efficiency was correlated with hydrogel use producing up
to 10.1 kg.m-3, whereas the control treatment reached 5.1 kg.m-3. Production variables
did not show statistical significance. The conclusion is that hydrogel worked as a water
retainer releasing water into the Fluvisol soil and making water use more efficient in
pepper crops, without affecting plant development. |
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Rivera Fernández, Rubén Darío Rodríguez Jarama, Fanny Mesías Gallo, Freddy Mendoza Intriago, Dídimo Alexander |
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Rivera Fernández, Rubén Darío Rodríguez Jarama, Fanny Mesías Gallo, Freddy Mendoza Intriago, Dídimo Alexander |
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Rivera Fernández, Rubén Darío |
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Hydrogel for improving water use efficiency of Capsicum annuum crops in Fluvisol soil
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Hydrogel for improving water use efficiency of Capsicum annuum crops in Fluvisol soil
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Hydrogel for improving water use efficiency of Capsicum annuum crops in Fluvisol soil
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Hydrogel for improving water use efficiency of Capsicum annuum crops in Fluvisol soil
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Hydrogel for improving water use efficiency of Capsicum annuum crops in Fluvisol soil
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hydrogel for improving water use efficiency of capsicum annuum crops in fluvisol soil |
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Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias
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2018 |
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http://bdigital.uncu.edu.ar/11588 |
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