Naslov
Strawberry Growth and Fruit Yield in a Saline Environment

Autori
Ondrašek, Gabrijel ; Romić, Davor ; Romić, Marija ; Duralija, Boris ; Mustać, Ivan

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Berry Plant Quality and Sustainable Production. Euroberry Research : from Genomics to Sustainable Production. Quality & Health (COST 863 JM WG 2&3) : Book of Abstracts / Duralija, Boris ; Jemrić, Tomislav - Zagreb : Sveučilište u Zagrebu, 2006

Skup
Berry Plant Quality and Sustainable Production. Euroberry Research : from Genomics to Sustainable Production. Quality & Health

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 19.04.2006. - 24.04.2006

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Domaća recenzija

Ključne riječi
salinity; strawberry; electrical conductivity

Sažetak
Up to 20% of irrigated arable land in arid and semi-arid regions worldwide is salt-affected (Rhoades and Loveday, 1990 ; Ghassemi, 1995). The problem of salt-affected soils is also present in the Croatian Mediterranean coastal region where seawater intrudes through porous media into calcareous aquifers, mixes with freshwater and salinizes both ground and surface waters (Romic et al., 2005). Climatic conditions enable continuous growing of several crops throughout a year, but increasing demand for irrigation water forces the growers to utilize water of poor quality. In 2005, the effect of rising salinity levels (control, 4, 6, and 8 dS m^-1) on strawberry vegetative growth and fruit yield was studied in a greenhouse experiment. Salinity treatments had a negative effect on total fresh fruit yield (29-62%), total number of fruits (24-45%), fruit size, as well as on the number of runners (23-86%) and the length of the longest runner (1.3-2.6 times). Furthermore, NaCl salinity stress accelerated leaf senescence and reduced the strawberry growing period by 12-22 days.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Poljoprivreda (agronomija)

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