Drip irrigation of plastic mulched strawberry using carbonated water - a greenhouse study
1994 Fall. Covers not scanned. Includes bibliographical references. Carbonated water irrigation enhanced yields of tomato, however, little is known about the mechanism of this response. Objectives were: 1.) determine if strawberry responds to irrigation with carbonated water and 2.) determine if yie...
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ftcolostateunidc:oai:mountainscholar.org:10217/236145 2023-06-11T04:10:56+02:00 Drip irrigation of plastic mulched strawberry using carbonated water - a greenhouse study Shore, Margaret L. Hughes, Harrison G. Smith, D. H. Moore, Frank D., III 2023-01-27T14:52:47Z masters theses application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/10217/236145 English eng eng Colorado State University. Libraries Catalog record number (MMS ID): 991024236899703361 SB385.S46 1994 1980-1999 - CSU Theses and Dissertations https://hdl.handle.net/10217/236145 Copyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright. Strawberries Text StillImage 2023 ftcolostateunidc 2023-05-04T17:39:26Z 1994 Fall. Covers not scanned. Includes bibliographical references. Carbonated water irrigation enhanced yields of tomato, however, little is known about the mechanism of this response. Objectives were: 1.) determine if strawberry responds to irrigation with carbonated water and 2.) determine if yield increase, should it occur, is due to short-term soil pH optimization or air-soil atmospheric enrichment with CO2. Two different soils (2:1, perlite:soil) were used: a calcareous soil (5% CaCO3, pH 8.0), with a Zn content of 0.9 μg/g and a non-calcareous soil (< 1 % CaCO3, pH 6.4) with a Zn content of 8.4 μg/g. The carbonated water temporarily lowered the pH of the calcareous soil to 6.7 and the non-calcareous soil to 5.9, at both extremes of the optimal range (5.2-6.4) for strawberry. There was significant increase in above ground (1 cm) CO2 during irrigation. Also, a significant increase in soil CO2 was observed in the calcareous soil, carbonated water treatment over the noncalcareous, carbonated water treatment, which suggests carbonic acid played a role in lowering the surface pH of the calcareous soil from 8.0 to 6.7 shortly after each irrigation event. Application of carbonated water increased production of buds and open flowers at the P < 0.05 significance level. Carbonated water increased the production of marketable fruit (P < 0.10) as compared to the noncarbonated water considering both soils. In addition, there was greater crown dry weight and higher leaf chlorophyll content (P < 0.05) observed in plants irrigated with carbonated water. The magnitude of the response to carbonated water was similar for each soil. The noncalcareous soil had significantly greater accumulation of Zn in leaf tissue as compared to calcareous soil, considering both irrigation treatments. However, the calcareous soil, carbonated water irrigation treatment had a slight increase in the uptake of Zn over the calcareous, noncarbonated water treatment. Also, there was no significant difference in the uptake of Fe, ... Text Carbonic acid Digital Collections of Colorado (Colorado State University) |
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1994 Fall. Covers not scanned. Includes bibliographical references. Carbonated water irrigation enhanced yields of tomato, however, little is known about the mechanism of this response. Objectives were: 1.) determine if strawberry responds to irrigation with carbonated water and 2.) determine if yield increase, should it occur, is due to short-term soil pH optimization or air-soil atmospheric enrichment with CO2. Two different soils (2:1, perlite:soil) were used: a calcareous soil (5% CaCO3, pH 8.0), with a Zn content of 0.9 μg/g and a non-calcareous soil (< 1 % CaCO3, pH 6.4) with a Zn content of 8.4 μg/g. The carbonated water temporarily lowered the pH of the calcareous soil to 6.7 and the non-calcareous soil to 5.9, at both extremes of the optimal range (5.2-6.4) for strawberry. There was significant increase in above ground (1 cm) CO2 during irrigation. Also, a significant increase in soil CO2 was observed in the calcareous soil, carbonated water treatment over the noncalcareous, carbonated water treatment, which suggests carbonic acid played a role in lowering the surface pH of the calcareous soil from 8.0 to 6.7 shortly after each irrigation event. Application of carbonated water increased production of buds and open flowers at the P < 0.05 significance level. Carbonated water increased the production of marketable fruit (P < 0.10) as compared to the noncarbonated water considering both soils. In addition, there was greater crown dry weight and higher leaf chlorophyll content (P < 0.05) observed in plants irrigated with carbonated water. The magnitude of the response to carbonated water was similar for each soil. The noncalcareous soil had significantly greater accumulation of Zn in leaf tissue as compared to calcareous soil, considering both irrigation treatments. However, the calcareous soil, carbonated water irrigation treatment had a slight increase in the uptake of Zn over the calcareous, noncarbonated water treatment. Also, there was no significant difference in the uptake of Fe, ... |
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