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Responses to Single and Combined Application of Humic Acid and Silicon Under Water Stress on Strawberry

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Water stress is an important form of abiotic stress affecting plant growth and yield, and it results in a quality reduction in horticultural crops. Strawberry is profoundly affected by water stress due to its shallow root system. Therefore, it needs proper irrigation methods. This study was carried out to determine the effect of single and combined applications of humic acid (HA) and silicon (Si) under water stress conditions for the short term (September to December) on strawberry (cv. Rubygem [Yaltir Agricultural Products Inc., Adana]). In this context, it was investigated to reveal the effect of these applications on morphological, physiological, and biochemical characteristics as well as mineral contents in this plant. Three different irrigation levels (100%, 70%, and 40% of the field capacity) were investigated with the addition of only HA (5 mmol L−1), Si (5 mmol L−1), or a combination of HA (5 mmol L−1) and Si (5 mmol L−1) to each water level. Water stress resulted in a decrease in fresh and dry total plant weights (FTPW, DTPW respectively) leaf area (LA), chlorophyll contents (Chll), stomatal conductance (SC), leaf relative water contents (LRWC), and Nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P), Potassium (K), Calcium (Ca), Magnesium (Mg) mineral contents of leaves. On the other hand, it was caused to an increase in membrane permeability (MP), leaf temperature (LT), L‑Proline, and malondialdehyde contents (MDA). HA and Si applications significantly reduced the adverse effects of water stress on most of the mentioned parameters. Combined applications were found to be more effective on some morphological, physiological, and biochemical features than single applications.

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    Kübra Korkmaz & Ibrahim Bolat

  2. Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Harran University, Sanlıurfa, Turkey

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KK and IB designed the study and carried out the experiments. KK, IB, SK, and MD analyzed the data, KK, IB, and MD wrote the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final paper.

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Korkmaz, K., Bolat, I., Karakas, S. et al. Responses to Single and Combined Application of Humic Acid and Silicon Under Water Stress on Strawberry. Erwerbs-Obstbau 64, 523–533 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10341-022-00692-9

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