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- Title
Assessment of Non-Conventional Irrigation Water in Greenhouse Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) Production.
- Authors
Khan, Muhammad Mumtaz; Al-Haddabi, Mansour Hamed; Akram, Muhammad Tahir; Khan, Muhammad Azam; Farooque, Aitazaz A.; Siddiqi, Sajjad Ahmad
- Abstract
Climate change, urbanization and subsequent environmental changes are depleting freshwater resources around the globe. The reuse of domestic, industrial and agricultural wastewater is an alternative approach to freshwater that can be used for irrigation purposes. However, these wastewaters may contain hazardous and toxic elements, such as heavy metals that are hazardous for human health and the environment. Therefore, an experiment was conducted to evaluate the concentration of macro, micro and heavy metals in cucumber irrigated with different resources (tap water, greywater, dairy water and wastewater). The results showed that the use of different irrigation resources has increased the level of macro (sodium (Na), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg)), microelements (zinc (Zn), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn)), and heavy metals (copper (Cu), barium (Ba), lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd)) in cucumber leaves and fruits. However, their levels were in the range that is safe for human health and the environment was as recommended by FAO maximum values of trace elements (Zn, 2.0; Fe 1.0; Mn, 0.2; Cu, 0.2; Pb, 5.0, and Cd, 0.01 mgL−1). Based on observations, it was also revealed that among different irrigation resources, the use of dairy water in cucumber improved its agronomic attributes and maximum plant yield (1191.02 g), while the different irrigation resources showed a non-significant impact on fruit diameter. However, total soluble solid contents (TSS) were more significant in cucumber fruits treated with wastewater (2.26 °brix) followed by dairy water (2.06 °brix), while the least TSS contents (1.57 °brix) were observed in cucumber plants treated with tap water. The significance of non-conventional irrigation water use in agriculture, particularly greenhouse cucumber (Cucumis sativus) production, is discussed.
- Subjects
IRRIGATION water; CUCUMBERS; GRAYWATER (Domestic wastewater); WATER in agriculture; HEAVY metals; GREENHOUSES; DRINKING water
- Publication
Sustainability (2071-1050), 2022, Vol 14, Issue 1, p257
- ISSN
2071-1050
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/su14010257