Iranian Journal of Horticultural Science

Iranian Journal of Horticultural Science

The effect of simultaneous application of kaolin and salicylic acid on some biochemical ‎characteristics of Nagami kumquat

Document Type : Full Paper

Authors
Akram Mostafaei Esgandani 1
Fariborz Zaare Nahandi 2
Asad Asadi Abkenar 3
1 Ph. D. Candidate, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
2 Associate Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
3 Associate Professor, Institute of Biotechnology, Rasht, Iran
10.22059/ijhs.2022.340586.2015
Abstract
Kumquat is one of the citrus fruits that has gradually become important in the world. The fruits of kumquat suffer from sunburn in intense sunlight. In order to reduce the adverse effects of solar radiation, in this experiment, treatments of kaolin (0, 3 and 5%) and salicylic acid (with concentrations of 0, 0.1 and 1 mM) were used as foliar spray on potted samples. The evaluated treatments included relative water content, gas exchange, biochemical characteristics of the leaves, antioxidant enzymes activity and concentrations of nutrients. The results showed that treatments had significant effects on the measured parameters. Kaolin increased stomatal conductance and net CO2 uptake by creating a thin coating on the plant and protecting it from environmental stresses and reducing plant temperature. Salicylic acid also had positive effects on the activities of antioxidant enzymes.The effects of treatments on the balance of plant nutrients were not very noticeable, although slight changes were observed in some cases. In general, the results of this experiment showed that the use of kaolin 5% and 1mM salicylic acid together can be considered as a cheap and effective treatment in kumquat and in order to protect the plant in high temperature and severe radiation conditions.
Keywords
Citrus fruits
antioxidant
relative water content
gas exchanges‎
Subjects
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Iranian Journal of Horticultural Science
Volume 53, Issue 4
Winter 2023
Pages 1033-1043

  • Receive Date 13 April 2022
  • Revise Date 23 July 2022
  • Accept Date 11 September 2022