Attenuation of salt stress on the physiology and production of bell peppers by treatment with salicylic acid

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https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2021v42n5p2751

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Capsicum annuum L., Salt stress, Attenuation.

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The use of saline water for irrigation in semi-arid regions has become a reality due to the water scarcity that occurs in most of the year. In this scenario, exogenous application of salicylic acid may be a strategy to mitigate the deleterious effects of salt stress on plants and ensure the production of socioeconomically important crops in the semiarid region of Northeast Brazil, such as bell pepper. Thus, this study examines the osmoprotective effect of salicylic acid on gas exchanges, chloroplast pigments and production components of 'All Big' bell pepper plants irrigated with water with different saline levels. The experiment was carried out in greenhouse conditions in Campina Grande - PB, Brazil. Treatments consisted of four levels of electrical conductivity on the irrigation water (0.8, 1.6, 2.4 and 3.2 dS m-1) and four concentrations of salicylic acid (0, 1.2, 2.4 and 3.6 mM), which were distributed in a 4 × 4 factorial arrangement in a randomized block design with three replicates. Increases in irrigation water salinity from 0.8 dS m-1 resulted in changes in gas exchange and total chlorophyll levels of 'All Big' bell pepper plants. The estimated salicylic acid concentration of 1.7 mM reduced the effects of salinity on stomatal conductance, transpiration, CO2 assimilation rate, instantaneous carboxylation efficiency, total chlorophyll and fruit diameters. Irrigation with water of 1.8, 0.8 and 1.6 dS m-1 salinity associated with the estimated salicylic acid concentration of 1.6 mM increased the biosynthesis of chlorophylls a and b and the number of fruits, respectively, in bell pepper plants.

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Luana Lucas de Sá Almeida Veloso, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande

Doctoral Scholar of Agricultural Engineering Course, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, UFCG, Technology and Natural Resources Center, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil.

Geovani Soares de Lima, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande

Prof., Post Graduate Program in Agricultural Engineering, Center of Technology and Natural Resources, UFCG, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil.

André Alisson Rodrigues da Silva, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande

Doctoral Scholar of Agricultural Engineering Course, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, UFCG, Technology and Natural Resources Center, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil.

Leandro de Pádua Souza, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande

Doctor in Agricultural Engineering, Technology and Natural Resources Center, UFCG, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil.

Cassiano Nogueira de Lacerda, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande

Master's Course Students of Post Graduate Program in Agricultural Engineering, UFCG, Technology and Natural Resources Center, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil.

Idelvan José da Silva, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande

Master's Course Students of Post Graduate Program in Agricultural Engineering, UFCG, Technology and Natural Resources Center, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil.

Lúcia Helena Garofalo Chaves, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande

Profa, Post Graduate Program in Agricultural Engineering, Center of Technology and Natural Resources, UFCG, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil.

Pedro Dantas Fernandes, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande

Profa, Post Graduate Program in Agricultural Engineering, Center of Technology and Natural Resources, UFCG, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil.

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2021-07-02

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Veloso, L. L. de S. A., Lima, G. S. de, Silva, A. A. R. da, Souza, L. de P., Lacerda, C. N. de, Silva, I. J. da, Chaves, L. H. G., & Fernandes, P. D. (2021). Attenuation of salt stress on the physiology and production of bell peppers by treatment with salicylic acid. Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 42(5), 2751–2768. https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2021v42n5p2751

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