The effect of different levels of seaweed extract on the growth, yield and biochemical characteristics of bitter squash (Momordica charantia L.)
Subject Areas : GeneticMohammed Hossein Aminifard 1 , Sekene Khandan 2
1 - Assistant Prof, Department of Horticultural Science and Special Plants Regional Research Center, College of Agriculture, University of Birjand
2 - Masters Student Horticultural Science (Medicnal plants), College of Agriculture, University of Birjand, Iran
Keywords: Antioxidant Activity, Chlorophyll, Carla, Quality performance, substance,
Abstract :
The effects of foliar spraying of seaweed extract on the growth, yield and biochemical characteristics of bitter squash plant (Carla) were evaluated under field conditions. Treatments were of four levels of seaweed extract (0, 1.5, 3 and 4.5 in thousand) during three stages of foliar spraying (before flowering, flowering and fruit set time). The experiment was designed in randomized block design with three replications at the Research station of Faculty of Agriculture University of Birjand during growing season of 2016. Leaf growth indices were influenced by seaweed extract treatments, so that with increasing treatment levels, increased fresh and dry weight and leaf area. The seaweed extract improved photosynthetic pigments (chl a, chl b, total chl and carotenoid). The highest amount of chl a, b, total chl and carotenoid (4.77, 5.66, 11.03, 2.52 mg. g-1f.w) were obtained in plants treated with 4.5 in thousand seaweed extract, while the lowest values were recorded in the control. Results showed that seaweed extract improved on quantitative characteristics of bush, so that the highest bush length and number of lateral branches were obtained at the highest level of the seaweed extract, while the lowest value were recorded in the control. Application of different levels of seaweed extract has a positive effect on the yield indices (weight, length and diameter of the fruit, number of fruits and yield) and biochemical characteristics of fruit (antioxidants activity and total phenol). The highest yield (4526 kg. ha-1), total phenol (8.74 mg GAE/100g) and antioxidant activity (69.68%) were obtained in plants treated with 4.5 in thousand seaweed extract. Generally, the findings of current study revealed that the use of 4.5 in thousand seaweed extract had strong impact on qualitative characteristics of bitter squash in this study.
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Arnon, A.N. (1967). Method of extraction of chlorophyll in the plants. Agronomy Journal, 23:112-121.
Blunden, G. (1972). The effects of aqueous seaweed extract as a fertilizer additive, The Seventh International Seaweed Symposium, Tokyo University Press, Japan, 584-589.
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Chapman, V.J. and Chapman, D. J. (1980). Seaweeds and their uses. 3rd ed. Chapman and Hall, London, 334 pp.
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Choudhary, S., Chhabra, G., Sharma, D., Vashishta, A., Ohri, S. and Dixit, A. (2012). Comprehensive evaluation of anti hyperglycemic activity of fractionated Momordica charantia seed extract in alloxan-induced diabetic rats. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2012:10.
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Heidari, M. and Mobasri-Moghadam, M. (2012). Effect of rate and time of nitrogen application on fruit yield and accumulation of nutrient elements in Momordica charantia. Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences, 11: 129-133.
Karimi, A., Tajbakhsh, M., Amirniya, R. and Eivazi, A. (2013). The effect of some plant growth inducers on yield and yield components of Corn. Journal of Plant Production Research, 20(2):161-177.
Kingman, A.R. and Moore. J. (1982). Isolation, purification and quantification of several growth regulating substance in Ascophyllum nodosum (Phaeophyceae). Botanica Marina, 25: 149-153.
Mahlouji, M. and efyoni, D. (2005). Study of growth and yield analysis of barley genotypes. Research and Development in Agriculture and Horticulture, 63: 2-14.
Mamelona, J., Pelletier, E., Girard-Lalancette, K., Legault, J., Karboune, S., and Kermasha, S. (2011). Antioxidants in digestive tracts and gonads of green urchin (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis). Food Biochemistry, 24: 179–183.
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Sharifi, N., Hojjatoleslamy, M., and Jafari, M. (2015). Study of qualitative characteristics of saffron cultivated in different regions of Iran. Journal of Herbal Drugs, 4: 235-240.
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Sibi, M., Mirza Khani, M., and Gamariyan, M. (2013). The effect of water stress, consumption of zeolite and salicylic acid on the quantity and quality of safflower oil (Carthamus tinctorius L.). Journal of Agronomy Research on the Sides of the Desert, 9(2): 153-169.
Soleimani, S., Yousef Zadi, M., Moein, S., Amrollahi Biuki, N., Keshavarz, M., and Asliyan, H. (2016). Evaluation of antioxidant activity and determination of polyphenolic content of marine tetaya Echinometra mathaei in Persian Gulf. Journal of Biotechnology, 6(2): 1-8.
Spinelli, F., Fiori, G., and Noferini, M. (2010). A novel type of seaweed extract as a natural alternative to the use of iron chelates in strawberry production. Scientia Horticulture, 125(3): 263-269.
Sunarpi, A., Kurnianingsih, R., Julisaniah, N.I., and Nikmatullah, A. (2010). Effect of seaweed extracts on growth and yield of rice plants. Nusantara Bioscience, 2(2): 73-77.
Thambiraj, J., Lingakumar, K., and Paulsamy, S. (2012). Effect of seaweed liquid fertilizer (SLF) prepared from Sargassum wightii and Hypnea musciformis on the growth and biochemical constituents of the pulse. Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L. Journal of Agricultural Research, 1(1): 65-70.
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