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- Title
Production and Physiological Quality of Seeds of Mini Watermelon Grown in Substrates with a Saline Nutrient Solution Prepared with Reject Brine.
- Authors
Alves, Tatianne Raianne Costa; Torres, Salvador Barros; de Paiva, Emanoela Pereira; de Oliveira, Roseane Rodrigues; Oliveira, Renata Ramayane Torquato; Freires, Afonso Luiz Almeida; Pereira, Kleane Targino Oliveira; de Brito, Douglas Leite; Alves, Charline Zaratin; Dutra, Alek Sandro; Benedito, Clarisse Pereira; de Melo, Alberto Soares; Ferreira-Neto, Miguel; da Silva Dias, Nildo; da Silva Sá, Francisco Vanies
- Abstract
The economically profitable production of crops is related, among other factors, to seed quality, the production system, and the water used in irrigation or preparation of nutrient solutions. Therefore, the objective was to evaluate the phenology, production, and vigor of seeds of mini watermelons grown in saline nutrient solution and different substrates. In the fruit and seed production phase, the experiment occurred in a greenhouse with five electrical conductivities of water for nutrient solution preparation, ECw (0.5, 2.4, 4.0, 5.5, and 6.9 dS m−1), and two growing substrates (coconut fiber and sand). We evaluated the physiological quality of seeds previously produced under the five electrical conductivities of water and two substrates. High salinities for the hydroponic cultivation of the mini watermelon cultivar 'Sugar Baby' accelerated fruit maturation and crop cycle, decreasing fruit size. However, in both substrates, the seed production of mini watermelons, seed viability, and seed vigor occurred adequately with a reject brine of 6.9 dS m−1 in the hydroponic nutrient solution. The seed production of 'Sugar Baby' mini watermelons using reject brine in a hydroponic system with coconut fiber and sand substrates is viable in regions with water limitations.
- Subjects
SEED quality; SALINE solutions; FRUIT seeds; AGRICULTURAL productivity; SALT
- Publication
Plants (2223-7747), 2022, Vol 11, Issue 19, p2534
- ISSN
2223-7747
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/plants11192534