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Effects of saline irrigation water on morphological characteristics of banana (Musa spp.)

Banana is one of the most important food crops after rice, wheat and corn around the world. It is susceptible to a wide spectrum of non-infectious problems such as abiotic stresses resulting in restricting growth and production. Studies were conducted to determine the effects of four salinity levels...

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Main Authors: Al Harthy, Khalid Mubarak Saleh, Hassan, Siti Aishah, Awang, Yahya, Ismail, Roslan, Al-Yahyai, Rashid Abdullah
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Published: Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2018
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spelling my.upm.eprints.774052020-03-05T06:31:55Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/77405/ Effects of saline irrigation water on morphological characteristics of banana (Musa spp.) Al Harthy, Khalid Mubarak Saleh Hassan, Siti Aishah Awang, Yahya Ismail, Roslan Al-Yahyai, Rashid Abdullah Banana is one of the most important food crops after rice, wheat and corn around the world. It is susceptible to a wide spectrum of non-infectious problems such as abiotic stresses resulting in restricting growth and production. Studies were conducted to determine the effects of four salinity levels (0.17 (control), 3.0, 6.0, and 9.0 dS m-1) on morphological characteristics of four banana cultivars at vegetative growth stage. Banana cultivars from the Cavendish group (Williams, Malindi) and plantains group (FHIA18 and Diwan) were grown in 61 x 76 cm polyethylene bags filled with soil mixture comprising of top soil, sand and peat moss (3:1:2 v/v), with pH ranging from 6 - 6.5 and EC 0.02 mScm-1. The experiment was carried out under a rain-shelter in split-plot design with three replicates. Plants were irrigated manually. Data were collected at 3, 6 and 9 months after transplanting. The results revealed that, the number of leaves, stem height, stem girth and total leaf area were significantly affected by salinity, variety and plant age. Significant interaction was also found between salinity and variety, salinity and plant age, as well as variety and plant age. The morphological characteristics of banana were negatively affected by higher salinity levels (6.0 and 9.0 dS m-1). Under similar salinity level, cultivar Malindi had higher number of leaves, stem height, stem girth and total leaf area as compared to cultivar Williams. Among plantains banana, cultivar FHIA18 was more tolerance to high salinity levels than Diwan cultivar, while Malindi from Cavendish group shows high salt tolerant than Williams. Therefore cultivars Malindi and FHIA18 could be grown in arid and semiarid environment depend on their tolerance to high salinity level above 1.0 dS m-1. Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2018 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/77405/1/10%20-%20IFRJ18163.R2%20edited_1.pdf Al Harthy, Khalid Mubarak Saleh and Hassan, Siti Aishah and Awang, Yahya and Ismail, Roslan and Al-Yahyai, Rashid Abdullah (2018) Effects of saline irrigation water on morphological characteristics of banana (Musa spp.). International Food Research Journal, 25 (Suppl. 2). S195-S200. ISSN 1985-4668; ESSN: 2231-7546 http://www.ifrj.upm.edu.my/25%20(08)%202018%20supplementary%202/10%20-%20IFRJ18163.R2%20edited_1.pdf
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description Banana is one of the most important food crops after rice, wheat and corn around the world. It is susceptible to a wide spectrum of non-infectious problems such as abiotic stresses resulting in restricting growth and production. Studies were conducted to determine the effects of four salinity levels (0.17 (control), 3.0, 6.0, and 9.0 dS m-1) on morphological characteristics of four banana cultivars at vegetative growth stage. Banana cultivars from the Cavendish group (Williams, Malindi) and plantains group (FHIA18 and Diwan) were grown in 61 x 76 cm polyethylene bags filled with soil mixture comprising of top soil, sand and peat moss (3:1:2 v/v), with pH ranging from 6 - 6.5 and EC 0.02 mScm-1. The experiment was carried out under a rain-shelter in split-plot design with three replicates. Plants were irrigated manually. Data were collected at 3, 6 and 9 months after transplanting. The results revealed that, the number of leaves, stem height, stem girth and total leaf area were significantly affected by salinity, variety and plant age. Significant interaction was also found between salinity and variety, salinity and plant age, as well as variety and plant age. The morphological characteristics of banana were negatively affected by higher salinity levels (6.0 and 9.0 dS m-1). Under similar salinity level, cultivar Malindi had higher number of leaves, stem height, stem girth and total leaf area as compared to cultivar Williams. Among plantains banana, cultivar FHIA18 was more tolerance to high salinity levels than Diwan cultivar, while Malindi from Cavendish group shows high salt tolerant than Williams. Therefore cultivars Malindi and FHIA18 could be grown in arid and semiarid environment depend on their tolerance to high salinity level above 1.0 dS m-1.
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author Al Harthy, Khalid Mubarak Saleh
Hassan, Siti Aishah
Awang, Yahya
Ismail, Roslan
Al-Yahyai, Rashid Abdullah
spellingShingle Al Harthy, Khalid Mubarak Saleh
Hassan, Siti Aishah
Awang, Yahya
Ismail, Roslan
Al-Yahyai, Rashid Abdullah
Effects of saline irrigation water on morphological characteristics of banana (Musa spp.)
author_facet Al Harthy, Khalid Mubarak Saleh
Hassan, Siti Aishah
Awang, Yahya
Ismail, Roslan
Al-Yahyai, Rashid Abdullah
author_sort Al Harthy, Khalid Mubarak Saleh
title Effects of saline irrigation water on morphological characteristics of banana (Musa spp.)
title_short Effects of saline irrigation water on morphological characteristics of banana (Musa spp.)
title_full Effects of saline irrigation water on morphological characteristics of banana (Musa spp.)
title_fullStr Effects of saline irrigation water on morphological characteristics of banana (Musa spp.)
title_full_unstemmed Effects of saline irrigation water on morphological characteristics of banana (Musa spp.)
title_sort effects of saline irrigation water on morphological characteristics of banana (musa spp.)
publisher Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia
publishDate 2018
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/77405/1/10%20-%20IFRJ18163.R2%20edited_1.pdf
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