Growth and cations accumulation in moringa plants cultivated in saline soils

Authors

  • Antonio Lucineudo Oliveira Freire Universidade Federal de Campina Grande
  • José Romilson Paes de Miranda Universidade Federal de Campina Grande

Keywords:

Moringa oleifera, Salt stress, Salt tolerance

Abstract

The aim of this work was to evaluate the salinity effects on growth and dry matter and cations accumulation in moringa plants (Moringa oleifera). The experiment was conducted in completely randomized design, with four treatments, consisting of four soils (electrical conductivity (EC) 0.49 (control), 4.15, 6.33, 10.45 dS m-1) with four replications. Initially the plants were grown in rigid tubes, and 30 days after emergence, were transferred to pots containing 10 kg of soil, according to the salinity treatment. The parameters evaluated were plants height and dry matter and N, K, Ca, Mg and Na accumulation in shoots and roots. The salinity is detrimental to initial plant growth and cation accumulation in shoots and roots plants. Young moringa plants were not effective in inhibiting the absorption of Na and its translocation to the shoot.

 

doi: 10.4336/2012.pfb.32.69.45

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Author Biography

Antonio Lucineudo Oliveira Freire, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande

Engenheiro Agrônomo, formado pela Universidade Federal da Paraíba em 1987. Mestre em Fisiologia Vegetal pela UFLA em 1991 e Doutor em Produção Vegetal pela UNESP, Cmapus de Jaboticabal em 2000. Professor de Fisiologia Vegetal nos Cursos de Engenharia Florestal e Ciências Biológicas no Centro de Saúde e Tecnologia Rural (CSTR) da Universidade Federal de Campina Grande (UFCG), Campus de Patos.

Atua nas áreas de Fisiologia sob condições adversas e Ecofisiologia Vegetal.

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Published

2012-03-21

How to Cite

FREIRE, Antonio Lucineudo Oliveira; MIRANDA, José Romilson Paes de. Growth and cations accumulation in moringa plants cultivated in saline soils. Pesquisa Florestal Brasileira, [S. l.], v. 32, n. 69, p. 45, 2012. Disponível em: https://pfb.sede.embrapa.br/pfb/article/view/315. Acesso em: 20 feb. 2026.

Issue

Vol. 32 No. 69 (2012): jan./mar.

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