Effect of Cropping System and Humidity Level on Nitrate Content and Tipburn Incidence in Endive
Effect of Cropping System and Humidity Level on Nitrate Content and Tipburn Incidence in Endive
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DOI:
10.3390/agronomy10050749
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发表时间:
2020-05-01
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3.7
通讯作者:
Maroto, Jose Vicente
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San Bautista, Alberto;Gromaz, Andrea;Maroto, Jose Vicente
Tipburn is an important disorder caused by a calcium deficiency that affects the marketability of endives. Genotype, air relative humidity, and temperature are directly involved in tipburn occurrence. Our study aimed to investigate the effect of cropping systems and relative humidity on the marketable yield, nitrate accumulation, and incidence of tipburn in endives. Two cultivars were evaluated in pots ('Cuartana' and 'Natacha'), two cropping systems (greenhouse and open-field), and in two different air humidity levels (high level: plants under a plastic tunnel with an extra supply of humidity with micro-sprinklers, and low level: plants without an extra supply of humidity and outside of a plastic tunnel) during two years (2013 and 2014) in different growing seasons. Nitrate content was determined by reflectometry, and tipburn was evaluated using a qualitative scale. Results showed that tipburn was favored under greenhouse with low humidity levels, with 40-60% plants affected. 'Natacha' was more susceptible to tipburn (>20% plants affected) than 'Cuartana' (