Partial root drying (PRD): A new technique for growing plants that saves water and improves the quality of fruit
2003
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Stikić, RadmilaPopović, Slađana
Srdić, Marko
Savić, Dubravka
Jovanović, Zorica
Prokić, Ljiljana
Zdravković, Jasmina
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Partial root drying (PRD) is a new irrigation and plants growing
technique which improves water use efficiency without significant yield reduction.
In the present paper some of the recent data concerning PRD effects
on crop plants are presented as well as some of our own results of PRD grown
tomato plants. Tomato plants (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) were grown
in commercial compost with the root system divided equally between two
plastic pots. During the vegetative and generative stage of development, half
of the root system of PRD was maintained in a dry state, while the remainder
of the root system was irrigated. After c.10 days (when soil water content
was reduced to 30%) the treatment was reversed, allowing the previously
well-watered side of the root system to dry down while fully irrigating the
previously dry side. Therefore, PRD plants received half of the amounts of
water used by plants in the control treatment. During the experimental period
the analyses of seve...ral plant growth and productivity and gas exchange parameters
were done. The results obtained showed that as a consequence of PRD
treatment the growth of whole plants was reduced with increased crop water
use efficiency and sugar content.
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Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. / partial root drying / plant growth / tomato / water use efficiencySource:
Bulgarian Journal of Plant Physiology, 2003, 29, 3-4, Special issuePublisher:
- Sofia : Institute of Plant Physiology. Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
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- Proceedings of the European Workshop 'Environmental Stress and Sustainable Agriculture' 'ESSA' 07–12 September 2002 Varna, Bulgaria
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Institut za povrtarstvoTY - JOUR AU - Stikić, Radmila AU - Popović, Slađana AU - Srdić, Marko AU - Savić, Dubravka AU - Jovanović, Zorica AU - Prokić, Ljiljana AU - Zdravković, Jasmina PY - 2003 UR - http://RIVeC.institut-palanka.rs/handle/123456789/377 AB - Partial root drying (PRD) is a new irrigation and plants growing technique which improves water use efficiency without significant yield reduction. In the present paper some of the recent data concerning PRD effects on crop plants are presented as well as some of our own results of PRD grown tomato plants. Tomato plants (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) were grown in commercial compost with the root system divided equally between two plastic pots. During the vegetative and generative stage of development, half of the root system of PRD was maintained in a dry state, while the remainder of the root system was irrigated. After c.10 days (when soil water content was reduced to 30%) the treatment was reversed, allowing the previously well-watered side of the root system to dry down while fully irrigating the previously dry side. Therefore, PRD plants received half of the amounts of water used by plants in the control treatment. During the experimental period the analyses of several plant growth and productivity and gas exchange parameters were done. The results obtained showed that as a consequence of PRD treatment the growth of whole plants was reduced with increased crop water use efficiency and sugar content. PB - Sofia : Institute of Plant Physiology. Bulgarian Academy of Sciences T2 - Bulgarian Journal of Plant Physiology T1 - Partial root drying (PRD): A new technique for growing plants that saves water and improves the quality of fruit IS - 3-4, Special issue VL - 29 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rivec_377 ER -
@article{ author = "Stikić, Radmila and Popović, Slađana and Srdić, Marko and Savić, Dubravka and Jovanović, Zorica and Prokić, Ljiljana and Zdravković, Jasmina", year = "2003", abstract = "Partial root drying (PRD) is a new irrigation and plants growing technique which improves water use efficiency without significant yield reduction. In the present paper some of the recent data concerning PRD effects on crop plants are presented as well as some of our own results of PRD grown tomato plants. Tomato plants (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) were grown in commercial compost with the root system divided equally between two plastic pots. During the vegetative and generative stage of development, half of the root system of PRD was maintained in a dry state, while the remainder of the root system was irrigated. After c.10 days (when soil water content was reduced to 30%) the treatment was reversed, allowing the previously well-watered side of the root system to dry down while fully irrigating the previously dry side. Therefore, PRD plants received half of the amounts of water used by plants in the control treatment. During the experimental period the analyses of several plant growth and productivity and gas exchange parameters were done. The results obtained showed that as a consequence of PRD treatment the growth of whole plants was reduced with increased crop water use efficiency and sugar content.", publisher = "Sofia : Institute of Plant Physiology. Bulgarian Academy of Sciences", journal = "Bulgarian Journal of Plant Physiology", title = "Partial root drying (PRD): A new technique for growing plants that saves water and improves the quality of fruit", number = "3-4, Special issue", volume = "29", url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rivec_377" }
Stikić, R., Popović, S., Srdić, M., Savić, D., Jovanović, Z., Prokić, L.,& Zdravković, J.. (2003). Partial root drying (PRD): A new technique for growing plants that saves water and improves the quality of fruit. in Bulgarian Journal of Plant Physiology Sofia : Institute of Plant Physiology. Bulgarian Academy of Sciences., 29(3-4, Special issue). https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rivec_377
Stikić R, Popović S, Srdić M, Savić D, Jovanović Z, Prokić L, Zdravković J. Partial root drying (PRD): A new technique for growing plants that saves water and improves the quality of fruit. in Bulgarian Journal of Plant Physiology. 2003;29(3-4, Special issue). https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rivec_377 .
Stikić, Radmila, Popović, Slađana, Srdić, Marko, Savić, Dubravka, Jovanović, Zorica, Prokić, Ljiljana, Zdravković, Jasmina, "Partial root drying (PRD): A new technique for growing plants that saves water and improves the quality of fruit" in Bulgarian Journal of Plant Physiology, 29, no. 3-4, Special issue (2003), https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rivec_377 .