Water-use efficiency and onion quality in future climate scenarios

Authors

  • Welson Lima Simões
  • Francislene Angelotti
  • Miguel Julio Machado Guimarães
  • Jucicléia Soares da Silva
  • Rodrigo Moura e Silva
  • Juliane Rafaele Alves Barros

Abstract

Considering that changes in climatic parameters directly interfere in crop yields, this study aimed to evaluate the impact of changes in carbon dioxide concentrations, temperature and soil water availability on production, water-use efficiency and onion (Allium cepa L. cv. IPA 11) quality. Four levels of soil water availability (40, 60, 80 and 100 %) and two concentrations of atmospheric CO2 (770 and 390 ppm) were evaluated in three experiments with different temperature regimes (18-24-30, 22-28-34 and 26-32-38 ºC), in Phytotron growth chambers. The water-use efficiency, bulb diameter and weight, shoot dry weight, pulp firmness, soluble solids content, pH and titratable acidity were also evaluated. The increase in temperature reduces the production, and a higher soil water availability increases the production of IPA 11 onion bulbs. The temperature regime of 18-24-30 ºC and the water availability of 76.72 % provide the best water-use efficiency for the onion crop.

KEYWORDS: Allium cepa L., water availability, carbon dioxide.

 

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Published

2022-08-05

How to Cite

SIMÕES, W. L.; ANGELOTTI, F.; GUIMARÃES, M. J. M. .; SILVA, J. S. da .; SILVA, R. M. e .; BARROS, J. R. A. Water-use efficiency and onion quality in future climate scenarios. Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical [Agricultural Research in the Tropics], Goiânia, v. 52, p. e72212, 2022. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/pat/article/view/72212. Acesso em: 22 dec. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 52 (2022)

Section

Special Supplement: Climate Change in Agriculture

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