A Water Stress–Tolerant Pepper Rootstock Improves the Behavior of Pepper Plants under Deficit Irrigation through Root Biomass Distribution and Physiological Adaptation

The use of rootstocks tolerant to water stress in pepper crops is a complementary technique for saving irrigation water without affecting yields by means of particular rootstock physiological traits, which changes the scion’s perception stress. The present study aimed to analyze the morphological an...

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Autores principales: Gisbert-Mullor, Ramón, Martín-García, Rodrigo, Bazon Zidaric, Iva, Pascual-Seva, Nuria, Pascual, Bernardo, Gara Padilla, Yaiza, Calatayud, Ángeles, López-Galarza, Salvador
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/8847
https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/9/3/362
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author Gisbert-Mullor, Ramón
Martín-García, Rodrigo
Bazon Zidaric, Iva
Pascual-Seva, Nuria
Pascual, Bernardo
Gara Padilla, Yaiza
Calatayud, Ángeles
López-Galarza, Salvador
author_browse Bazon Zidaric, Iva
Calatayud, Ángeles
Gara Padilla, Yaiza
Gisbert-Mullor, Ramón
López-Galarza, Salvador
Martín-García, Rodrigo
Pascual, Bernardo
Pascual-Seva, Nuria
author_facet Gisbert-Mullor, Ramón
Martín-García, Rodrigo
Bazon Zidaric, Iva
Pascual-Seva, Nuria
Pascual, Bernardo
Gara Padilla, Yaiza
Calatayud, Ángeles
López-Galarza, Salvador
author_sort Gisbert-Mullor, Ramón
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description The use of rootstocks tolerant to water stress in pepper crops is a complementary technique for saving irrigation water without affecting yields by means of particular rootstock physiological traits, which changes the scion’s perception stress. The present study aimed to analyze the morphological and physiological adaptation of the ‘Cuerno’ pepper cultivar grafted onto tolerant rootstock NIBER® subjected to capacitance sensor-based deficit irrigation. The stomatal conductance, relative water content and leaf water potential parameters were used to confirm the degree of crop stress. Leaf dry weight and root volume were higher in the grafted plants under the control irrigation and stress treatment conditions. Total fresh root biomass and root volume percentage of grafted plants under water stress were 24% and 33% higher, respectively, than the ungrafted plants. The grafted plants subjected to both water stress and control conditions had a higher marketable production than the ungrafted plants. The higher yields obtained using tolerant rootstocks were explained by the reduced blossom-end rot incidence.
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spelling ReDivia88472025-04-25T14:49:33Z A Water Stress–Tolerant Pepper Rootstock Improves the Behavior of Pepper Plants under Deficit Irrigation through Root Biomass Distribution and Physiological Adaptation Gisbert-Mullor, Ramón Martín-García, Rodrigo Bazon Zidaric, Iva Pascual-Seva, Nuria Pascual, Bernardo Gara Padilla, Yaiza Calatayud, Ángeles López-Galarza, Salvador Production Root density Blossom-end rot F30 Plant genetics and breeding Capsicum annuum Grafting The use of rootstocks tolerant to water stress in pepper crops is a complementary technique for saving irrigation water without affecting yields by means of particular rootstock physiological traits, which changes the scion’s perception stress. The present study aimed to analyze the morphological and physiological adaptation of the ‘Cuerno’ pepper cultivar grafted onto tolerant rootstock NIBER® subjected to capacitance sensor-based deficit irrigation. The stomatal conductance, relative water content and leaf water potential parameters were used to confirm the degree of crop stress. Leaf dry weight and root volume were higher in the grafted plants under the control irrigation and stress treatment conditions. Total fresh root biomass and root volume percentage of grafted plants under water stress were 24% and 33% higher, respectively, than the ungrafted plants. The grafted plants subjected to both water stress and control conditions had a higher marketable production than the ungrafted plants. The higher yields obtained using tolerant rootstocks were explained by the reduced blossom-end rot incidence. 2024-04-26T11:19:46Z 2024-04-26T11:19:46Z 2023 article publishedVersion Gisbert-Mullor, R., Martín-García, R., Bažon Zidarić, I., Pascual-Seva, N., Pascual, B., Padilla, Y. G., Calatayud, A., & López-Galarza, S. (2023). A water stress–tolerant pepper rootstock improves the behavior of pepper plants under deficit irrigation through root biomass distribution and physiological adaptation. Horticulturae, 9(3), 362. 2311-7524 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/8847 10.3390/horticulturae9030362 https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/9/3/362 en info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Programa Estatal de I+D+i Orientada a los Retos de la Sociedad/PID2020-118824RR-C21/ES/IDENTIFICACION Y CARACTERIZACION DE LAS BASES MOLECULARES Y FISIOLOGICAS EN LA UTILIZACION DE PATRONES DE PIMIENTO TOLERANTES A TEMPERATURAS NO OPTIMAS Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ openAccess MDPI electronico
spellingShingle Production
Root density
Blossom-end rot
F30 Plant genetics and breeding
Capsicum annuum
Grafting
Gisbert-Mullor, Ramón
Martín-García, Rodrigo
Bazon Zidaric, Iva
Pascual-Seva, Nuria
Pascual, Bernardo
Gara Padilla, Yaiza
Calatayud, Ángeles
López-Galarza, Salvador
A Water Stress–Tolerant Pepper Rootstock Improves the Behavior of Pepper Plants under Deficit Irrigation through Root Biomass Distribution and Physiological Adaptation
title A Water Stress–Tolerant Pepper Rootstock Improves the Behavior of Pepper Plants under Deficit Irrigation through Root Biomass Distribution and Physiological Adaptation
title_full A Water Stress–Tolerant Pepper Rootstock Improves the Behavior of Pepper Plants under Deficit Irrigation through Root Biomass Distribution and Physiological Adaptation
title_fullStr A Water Stress–Tolerant Pepper Rootstock Improves the Behavior of Pepper Plants under Deficit Irrigation through Root Biomass Distribution and Physiological Adaptation
title_full_unstemmed A Water Stress–Tolerant Pepper Rootstock Improves the Behavior of Pepper Plants under Deficit Irrigation through Root Biomass Distribution and Physiological Adaptation
title_short A Water Stress–Tolerant Pepper Rootstock Improves the Behavior of Pepper Plants under Deficit Irrigation through Root Biomass Distribution and Physiological Adaptation
title_sort water stress tolerant pepper rootstock improves the behavior of pepper plants under deficit irrigation through root biomass distribution and physiological adaptation
topic Production
Root density
Blossom-end rot
F30 Plant genetics and breeding
Capsicum annuum
Grafting
url https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/8847
https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/9/3/362
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