Reducing The Adverse Effect of Irrigation Water Salinity Stress on Yield of Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) Cultivars by Foliar Application of Zinc Sulfate

Subject Areas : Journal of Crop Nutrition Science

Amir Kazemi Arpanahi ¹ , Mehrdad Mahlooji ² , Seyed Keyvan Marashi ³ , Mani Mojaddam ⁴ , Tayeb Sakinejad ⁵

1 - Ph.D. student, Department of Agronomy, Ahvaz branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran.
2 - Assistant Professor, Horticulture Crops Research Department, Isfahan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, AREEO, Isfahan, Iran Assistant Professor, Horticulture Crops Research Department, Isfahan Agricultural
3 - Department of Agronomy, Ahvaz branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran.
4 - Department of Agronomy, Ahvaz branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran.
5 - Department of Agronomy, Ahvaz branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran.

Received: 2022-09-29 Accepted : 2022-12-04 Published : 2022-12-01

Keywords: Nutrition, Fertilizer, <i>Chlorophyll, Proline</i>, Low-use elements,

Abstract :

BACKGROUND: Zinc is an essential low-use element involved in the activity of various enzymes. Carbonic anhydrase, which catalyzes the reversible conversion of carbon dioxide and water into carbonic acid, contains zinc and requires zinc for its activity. Zinc plays a role in protein metabolism, gene expression, structural and functional integrity of biological membranes and photosynthetic carbon metabolism. OBJECTIVES: The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the foliar application of zinc sulfate fertilizer on the amount of proline and zinc element in leaves and the yield of barley cultivars under saline water irrigation conditions. METHODS: This research was done according split plots experiment based on randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replications was carried out in the Station of Agricultural Research in Kabutrabad, Isfahan. Zinc sulfate application three levels (0, 0.5 and 1%) as the main factor and three cultivars (Armaghan (sensitive to stress), Goharan (tolerant to drought) and Mehr (tolerant to salinity)) were considered as secondary factor. RESULT: The highest content of zinc in leaves (45.9 mg.kg-1) and number of seeds per spike (37.2) was observed with 1% zinc sulfate solution in Mehr cultivar. With 1% zinc sulfate foliar application, Mehr and Goharan cultivars had more leaf proline, 21.3% and 15.3%, respectively, compared to Armaghan cultivar. Foliar appkication of zinc sulfate with a concentration of 1% in Mehr, Goharan and Armaghan cultivars significantly increased seed yield by 22.2, 25.7 and 0.29%, respectively, compared to no foliar application of sulfate fertilizer. CONCLUSION: In general, the results of the research showed that under irrigation water salinity conditions, Mehr varieity was superior to Gohran and Armaghan cultivars in terms of seed yield in response to zinc sulfate application.

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