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| Gil M,Pilar M; Ferreyra E,Raúl; Barrera M,Cristián; Zúñiga E,Carlos; Gurovich R,Luis. |
| In Chile, avocado (Persea americana Mill.) orchards are often located in poorly drained, low-oxygen soils, situation which limits fruit production and quality. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of injecting soil with hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) as a source of molecular oxygen, on plant water status, net CO2 assimilation, biomass and anatomy of avocado trees set in clay loam soil with water content maintained at field capacity. Three-year-old Hass avocado trees were planted outdoors in containers filled with heavy loam clay soil with moisture content sustained at field capacity. Plants were divided into two treatments, (a) H2O2 injected into the soil through subsurface drip irrigation and (b) soil with no H2O2 added (control). Stem and... |
| Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Stomatal closure; Net photosynthesis; Root histology; Oxygen injection; Root hypoxia; Subsurface drip irrigation. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-58392009000100012 |
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