Evaluation of zeolite on quantitative and qualitative characteristics of carela ‎‎(Momordica charantia L.) medicinal plant under deficit irrigation ‎

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1 M.Sc. Student, Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zabol, Zabol, Iran

2 Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zabol, Zabol, Iran

3 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zabol, Zabol, Iran

4 Associate Professor, Ramin University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Khuzestan, Iran

Abstract

In order to study the application of zeolite on quantitative and qualitative characteristics of carela medicinal plant under deficit irrigation, a factorial experiment was conducted in a completely randomized design with three replications in a greenhouse at the Agricultural Institute, University of Zabol during 2018. Experimental factors included deficit irrigation in three levels, (90, 70 and 50 % F.C.), and four levels of zeolite (0, 20, 30 and 40 g/kg of soil). The results showed that application of zeolite increased fresh and dry fruit weight, fruit diameter and fruits number per plant and deficit irrigation had a decreasing effect on the mentioned traits. Application of zeolite at all levels of deficit irrigation increased plant length, fruit length, fruit yield, chlorophyll a, b and carotenoid, vitamin C and alkaloids, so that the highest amount of these traits was obtained from 40 g/kg zeolite. In general, application of zeolite was helpful in reducing the adverse effects of deficit irrigation on carela's quantitative and qualitative traits.

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Iranian Journal of Horticultural Science
Volume 52, Issue 1
June 2021
Pages 35-46

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  • Receive Date: 14 January 2019
  • Revise Date: 28 October 2019
  • Accept Date: 16 November 2019

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