Abstract
Plant water status and leaf gas exchange as influenced by micronutrients, kaolin and water management were studied to establish a relationship with fruit cracking in pomegranate in arid regions. Observations were recorded on fruiting pomegranate trees that were maintained under different water status and leaf gas exchange through mulching of tree basins and foliar spray of borax (0.4%), zinc sulphate (0.5%), kaolin (4.0%) with respect to fruit cracking, LWP, RWC, stomatal conductance, transpiration, photosynthetic rate and difference between ambient and leaf temperature of fruiting branch. The results showed that per cent fruit cracking was associated with reduction in leaf water potential, stomatal conductance and leaf transpiration. Such a situation coupled with high relative water content and photosynthetic rate as observed under combined sprays of borax (0.4%) + ZnSO4 (0.5%) and borax (0.4%) + ZnSO4 (0.5%)+ kaolin (4%) reflects the possible relationship of fruit cracking with selected physiological parameters. Plant water status also influences leaf gas exchange parameters and subsequently growth which may indirectly affect cracking in pomegranate fruits.
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Claim · model-written summary
In pomegranate, per cent fruit cracking was associated with reduced leaf water potential, stomatal conductance and leaf transpiration.
- Taxon
- pomegranate
Punica granatumt0 - Organ / stage
- leafe0
- Outcome
- reduction in leaf water potential, stomatal conductance and leaf transpiratione0
- Direction
- reductione0
- Qualifier
- per cent fruit cracking was associatede0
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Verbatim
t0“pomegranate”
e0“per cent fruit cracking was associated with reduction in leaf water potential, stomatal conductance and leaf transpiration”
Claim · model-written summary
Pomegranate trees sprayed with borax (0.4%) + ZnSO4 (0.5%) showed high relative water content and photosynthetic rate.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatumt0
- Treatment
- combined sprays of borax (0.4%) + ZnSO4 (0.5%)e0
- Outcome
- relative water content and photosynthetic ratee0
- Direction
- highe0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
t0“pomegranate”
e0“high relative water content and photosynthetic rate as observed under combined sprays of borax (0.4%) + ZnSO4 (0.5%) and borax (0.4%) + ZnSO4 (0.5%)+ kaolin (4%)”
Claim · model-written summary
Pomegranate trees sprayed with borax (0.4%) + ZnSO4 (0.5%) + kaolin (4%) showed high relative water content and photosynthetic rate.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatumt0
- Treatment
- borax (0.4%) + ZnSO4 (0.5%)+ kaolin (4%)e0
- Outcome
- relative water content and photosynthetic ratee0
- Direction
- highe0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“pomegranate”
e0“high relative water content and photosynthetic rate as observed under combined sprays of borax (0.4%) + ZnSO4 (0.5%) and borax (0.4%) + ZnSO4 (0.5%)+ kaolin (4%)”
Claim · model-written summary
Plant water status also influences leaf gas exchange parameters and subsequently growth, which may indirectly affect fruit cracking in pomegranate.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatume0
- Treatment
- Plant water statuse0
- Outcome
- leaf gas exchange parameterse0
- Qualifier
- indirectly affect crackinge0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Plant water status also influences leaf gas exchange parameters and subsequently growth which may indirectly affect cracking in pomegranate fruits”
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