Yahya Selahvarzi; Zabihollah Zamani; Ali Reza Talaie; Mohammadreza Fattahi
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Introduction: Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) belonging to the family Punicaceae, native to subtropical regions of Iran and adapted to arid or semi arid climates with mild winters. Pomegranate is fairly drought tolerant but requires regular irrigation to produce high yield and fruit weight. Large ...
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Introduction: Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) belonging to the family Punicaceae, native to subtropical regions of Iran and adapted to arid or semi arid climates with mild winters. Pomegranate is fairly drought tolerant but requires regular irrigation to produce high yield and fruit weight. Large parts of Iran within the boundaries of central deserts (Dasht-e-kavir and Kavir-e-Loot) have arid or semi-arid conditions which make them suitable for pomegranate production. However drought crisis and water resources restriction are very serious in these areas.
Materials and Methods: This experiment was conducted on 7-year old pomegranate cv. Shahvar trees from 2013 to 2014 in Torbat-e-Heydarieh, Razavi Khorasan, Iran. Irrigation treatments and Gibberellic acid application were used in Completely Randomized Split-Plot Design with four replications. Irrigation treatments included [1-control: 100% of estimated crop evapotranspiration (Etc) 2-Sustained deficit irrigation (SDI): watering was constantly used at 50%Etc, and 3-Regulated deficit irrigation (RDI): not watering was imposed until fruit set and then irrigation was applied same as control]. Foliar application of Gibberellic acid was done with two concentrations (0 and 150 ppm) at early May and September. Precipitation and pan evaporation (Ep) was recorded by weather station that located at 15 km distance from the studied orchard. Daily crop reference evapotranspiration (ETo) was estimated by penman-monteith equation. Trees were drip-irrigated by two lateral lines parallel to the tree row and four emitters that each one delivers 4 liters per hour. Fruit weight and numbers, tree production (yield), peel, arils and juice percent and finally fruit cracking of each treatment were determined at ordinary harvest time in late of October. Some uniform and intact fruits per treatment transferred to cold storage (T= 5 ◦C, RH= 85-90%). After storage period the fruits transfered to shelf life condition (7 days at 20 ◦C and RH= 65-70%) to evaluate physiochemical traits at 2 different storage periods (9 and 18 weeks). Weight loss and chilling index were determined during 3 weeks intervals of storage. Weight loss was evaluated by a gravimetric method and results were expressed as percent of initial fresh weight. Chilling index was quantified by 5 point scale of fruit husk injury: (1: without disorder, 2: slight disorder signs 3: moderate signs 4: severe signs and 5: unmarketable).
Results and Discussion: In present research the effects of deficit irrigation treatments on all the measured attributes was significant at harvest time (p≤ 0.01). But Gibberellic acid spray had significant effect only on Fruit weight, juice percent and fruit cracking disorder. Likewise, deficit irrigation and Gibberellic acid interaction showed significant difference for fruit weight and cracking disorder. The results indicated that fruit weight, total yield and fruit juice in regulated deficit irrigation increased by 39.6, 17.1 and 16.6 percent in compare with control, respectively. Fruit numbers in control trees (108.3) was more than sustained (93.6) and regulated (87) deficit irrigation. It is possible that sustained (SDI) and regulated (RDI) deficit irrigation have decreased sprouting growth and consequently second or third waves of pomegranate flowers that forming on these shoots was lower by water restricting. Pomegranate peel percent in studied deficit irrigation strategies were less than control and naturally aril percent was more in these treatments. In other hand, the highest fruit cracking (9.1%) and lowest fruit weight (205.8 g) occurred in sustained deficit irrigation. However Gibberellic acid application could increase fruit weight and alleviate cracking disorder. The results of cold storage experiment showed that maturity index, antioxidant activity, total anthocyanin and chilling index improved by Sustained deficit irrigation. Variations of ripening index during cold storage occurred because of sugar conversion, not the changes of organic acids content. Indeed, rate of starch degradation to simple carbohydrates in fruits increase under drought condition. Probability drought in deficit irrigation treatments as an oxidative stress motivates antioxidant system and consequently increases chilling resistance in pomegranate fruits. Preharvest Gibberellic acid application amended weight loss and increased total anthocyanin and antioxidant activity during cold storage.
Conclusions: On the base of this study it seems that using of some deficit irrigation strategies have acceptable consequences on pomegranate fruit production at conditions of water resources restriction. Likewise Gibberellic acid application on trees that were subjected by deficit irrigations ameliorates the adverse effects of drought stress.
Majid Esmaeilizade; Ali Reza Talaie; Hossein Lesani; Amanollah Javanshah; Hossein Hokmabadi
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In order to prevent of inflorescence bud abscission and reduce of alternate bearing in pistachio cv. ‘Ohadi’ an experiment with 12 treatments including of girdling, fruit thinning, application of urea (0.5%), sucrose (3 and 5%) and their combination with urea, zinc sulfate (0.05 and 0.1% of pure ...
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In order to prevent of inflorescence bud abscission and reduce of alternate bearing in pistachio cv. ‘Ohadi’ an experiment with 12 treatments including of girdling, fruit thinning, application of urea (0.5%), sucrose (3 and 5%) and their combination with urea, zinc sulfate (0.05 and 0.1% of pure zinc) and also their combination with urea in 3 replication and during 2 stages, was conducted in 2007 and 2008. The treatments were applied in two different stages of fruit growth and development including: 1- Initiation of rapid growth of nut endosperm and 2- Endosperm completion and initiation of rapid nut embryo growth. The results showed that girdling reduced inflorescence bud abscission, leaf chlorophyll content and photosynthesis rate significantly, but it didn't have any effect on qualitative and quantitative nut characteristics. The other treatments increased kernel weight and nut dehiscent and reduced ounce (No. of nuts per ounce), blankness, nut deformity and inflorescence bud abscission, but they didn't have any effect on early splitting. With the exception of zinc sulfate treatments, the others increased leaf chlorophyll content, meanwhile sucrose or combination of sucrose with urea reduced photosynthesis rate, but the other treatments increased it.
Mohammad Mahdi Zarrabi; Ali Reza Talaie; Ali Soleimani; Rahim Haddad
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Drought is one of the important environmental stresses affecting plants growth. In order to determine olives molecular tolerance to drought in greenhouse conditions, a factorial experiment was carried out based on randomized complete block design with two factors including stress with two levels: ...
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Drought is one of the important environmental stresses affecting plants growth. In order to determine olives molecular tolerance to drought in greenhouse conditions, a factorial experiment was carried out based on randomized complete block design with two factors including stress with two levels: control and treatment, - 1.5 MPa and olive cultivars with six levels (Nabali, Gordal, Arbequine, Zard, Roghani and Feshomi) with three replications. In this study, some indices, such as protein, content peroxidase enzymes, ascorbate peroxidase, betaine content, chlorophyll and the number of stomata were measured. Results showed that drought stress reduced the total soluble protein content and it was different in various cultivars. Also drought stress caused a significant accumulation of peroxidase enzyme in olive leaves. Biochemical results showed that Gordal and Zard cultivars were more tolerant in comparison to other cultivars. The Betaine content showed a significant difference in the drought stress treated cultivars compared to the control ones. Chlorophyll a and b and the total chlorophyll content decreased under stress and this reduction was more in Gordal and Nabali than the other cultivars. Stomata density decreased under drought stress. An increase in stomata density appeared in Gordal and Roghani cultivars. It could be concluded that Nabali and Gordal cultivars are relatively more tolerant to drought stress.
Keywords: Olive, Stress, Peroxidase enzyme, Betaine, chlorophyll
Hossein Afshari; Ali Reza Talaie; Mehdi Mohammadi Moghadam; Bahman Panahi
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In order to study the effect of elements in early splitting and the effect of phenolic compounds and Gallic acid in control of aflatoxin, an experiment was conducted in Rafsanjan pistachio research station. At harvest, from the trees of 3 pistachio’s varieties( Ahmadaghaii, Kalehghuchi, Ohadi) ...
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In order to study the effect of elements in early splitting and the effect of phenolic compounds and Gallic acid in control of aflatoxin, an experiment was conducted in Rafsanjan pistachio research station. At harvest, from the trees of 3 pistachio’s varieties( Ahmadaghaii, Kalehghuchi, Ohadi) 15 clusters in each variety collected as randomized and phenolic compounds and Gallic acid in hulls were determined. From all varieties, many fruits of each type such as early split, cracked and true fruits collected and their hulls examined for macro and micro elements. These experiments were performed in 1385 according to complete randomized design and results analyzed in 3 replications by Duncan test with SAS and Sigma plot soft wares. Highest rate of Nitrogen (2.15%) in the intact fruit hulls and lowest rates was in early split and cracked fruit hulls (1.94 & 1.97%). Highest rate of Mg (0.13%) was in the intact fruit hulls and lowest rates were in early split pistachio hulls (10%). Maximum rates of phenolic compound determined in the fruit hulls of Ohadi variety (1398mg/100gr) and the minimum rates measured in the fruit hulls of Ahmadaghaii 1131 mg/100g. Results showed that increase rates of phenolic compound caused to reduction or prevention of aflatoxin in the pistachio’s fruits.
Key Words: Aflatoxin, Pistachio, Hull, Phenolic compound, Gallic acid
Hossein Afshari; Ali Reza Talaie; Gholamreza Sadeghi
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To study the effects of xenia and methaxenia on the pistachio Nut, 4 male genotypes from among all male genotypes provided by Rafsanjan Pistachio Research Institute were selected. The flowering period of the chosen genotypes was the same as 3 female cultivars of Kalleghoochi, Ohadi, and Ahmadaghaii. ...
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To study the effects of xenia and methaxenia on the pistachio Nut, 4 male genotypes from among all male genotypes provided by Rafsanjan Pistachio Research Institute were selected. The flowering period of the chosen genotypes was the same as 3 female cultivars of Kalleghoochi, Ohadi, and Ahmadaghaii. By using Split plot in the Form OF completely randomized blocks design, we conducted various experiments during 2005 and 2006. Only total fruit weight and blankness have Been affected by the pollen type. Highest fruit weight Were related to fruits of kalleghuchi cultivar (3.4gr) and lowest fruit weight belonged to fruits of ohadi(2.2gr). Highest percent of blankness in the first year WAS related to ahmadaghaii fruits (27%) and r27 pollens Had the highest percent of blankness in both years (33%,25%). By the way, highest fruit weight and lowest blankness was established by male genotype’s pollen of N16. The highest percentage of fat was found in the kernels of Ahmadaghaii (52.92%) and the lowest in Kalleghoochi (45.48%). From among different factors and their interacting effects, only the effect of pollen and cultivar type on the fat content of the fruit was significant only at 5% level. Thus R27 and N16 pollen produced the highest fat content in the kernels of Ahmadaghaii (58.7 and 57.7%). The most common simple unsaturated fatty acid found in the kernels of all cultivars was oleic acid and the most important compound unsaturated fatty acid in fruit kernels was lynoleic acid. Pollen type was only effective on the amount of meristoleic and palmitoleic fatty acids. The amount of macro and micro elements measured in kernels and hulls of 3 pistachio cultivars had a significant difference. The interactive effect of pollen and cultivar type affected the content of nitrogen, phosphor, potassium, iron, and bore in fruit kernels at 1% level, but had no effect on hull elements.
Key words: Ahmadaghaii, Ohadi, Kaleghoochi, Xenia,Methaxenia,Fatty acid
