Pre-Harvest Salicylic Acid Application Affects Fruit Quality and Yield under Deficit Irrigation in Aristotelia chilensis (Mol.) Plants
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GONZALEZ VILLAGRA, JORGE ANDRES
JORQUERA FONTENA, EMILIO JOSE
TIGHE NEIRA, RICARDO MARCELO
González-Villagra, Jorge
Bravo, L. A.
Reyes-Díaz, Marjorie M.
Cohen, Jerry D.
Ribera, Alejandra E.
López-Olivari, Rafael
Jorquera-Fontena, Emilio
Tighe-Neira, Ricardo
JORQUERA FONTENA, EMILIO JOSE
TIGHE NEIRA, RICARDO MARCELO
González-Villagra, Jorge
Bravo, L. A.
Reyes-Díaz, Marjorie M.
Cohen, Jerry D.
Ribera, Alejandra E.
López-Olivari, Rafael
Jorquera-Fontena, Emilio
Tighe-Neira, Ricardo
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10.3390/plants12183279
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Equatorial Diameter - Fruit Growth - Plant Water Status - Soluble Solids - Total Phenols
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Salicylic acid (SA) application is a promising agronomic tool. However, studies under field conditions are required, to confirm the potential benefits of SA. Thus, SA application was evaluated under field conditions for its effect on abscisic acid levels, antioxidant related-parameters, fruit quality, and yield in Aristotelia chilensis subjected to different levels of irrigation. During two growing seasons, three-year-old plants under field conditions were subjected to full irrigation (FI: 100% of reference evapotranspiration (ETo), and deficit irrigation (DI: 60% ETo). During each growth season, a single application of 0.5 mM SA was performed at fruit color change by spraying fruits and leaves of both irrigation treatments. The results showed that DI plants experienced moderate water stress (?1.3 MPa), which increased ABA levels and oxidative stress in the leaves. The SA application facilitated the recovery of all physiological parameters under the DI condition, increasing fruit fresh weight by 44%, with a 27% increase in fruit dry weight, a 1 mm increase in equatorial diameter, a 27% improvement in yield per plant and a 27% increase in total yield, with lesser oxidative stress and tissue ABA levels in leaves. Also, SA application significantly increased (by about 10%) the values of fruit trait variables such as soluble solids, total phenols, and antioxidant activity, with the exceptions of titratable acidity and total anthocyanins, which did not vary. The results demonstrated that SA application might be used as an agronomic strategy to improve fruit yield and quality, representing a saving of 40% regarding water use. © 2023 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
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Equatorial Diameter , Fruit Growth , Plant Water Status , Soluble Solids , Total Phenols
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10.3390/plants12183279