Chelate EDDHA to correct the iron deficiency in Italian lemon trees (Citrus limon (L.) Osbeck)

AudienciaPúblico en generales_ES
CoberturaMéxicoes_ES
Fecha de ingreso2026-10-05T16:32:05Z
Fecha de publicación2022-01-01
ResumenCitriculture is one of the most important productive activities in the State of Tamaulipas, Mexico. However, in most orchards the yields of these fruit trees are low and frequently of poor quality due to a low supply of iron and other micronutrients. The calcareous characteristics of the soils such as a moderately alkaline pH -around 8- and a calcium carbonate content higher than 40\% induce the precipitation of iron in the form of oxides and hydroxides, causing low availability of Fe for the plant. Therefore, the objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of the FeEDDHA chelate applied to the soil. In our study we used 25-year-old Italian lemon trees (Citrus limon (L.) Osbeck) grafted on sour orange rootstocks, with visual symptoms of iron deficiency and severe and persistent yellowing of new leaves. The application of different concentrations of FeEDDHA chelate (50, 100 and 150 g tree(-1)) to the soil and the control treatment were evaluated. We applied FeEDDHA to the soil with the purpose of determining the most appropriate dose of the chelator to correct the iron deficiency in Italian lemon trees under calcareous soil conditions of the Central zone of the State. The application of the chelate to the soil in doses between 50 and 100 g tree(-1) of FeEDDHA increased the SPAD index in the leaves, corrected the Fe deficiency in the trees, and significantly increased the foliar concentration of Fe to an optimal level (77 mg kg(-1) Fe), the fruit yield (40 Mg ha(-1)) and the economic income. In addition, the application of a higher dose, 150 g tree(-1) of FeEDDHA, did not significantly increase iron assimilation and fruit production in Italian lemon trees.es_ES
Doihttps://doi.org/10.28940/terra.v40i0.926es_ES
URIhttps://riuat.uat.edu.mx/handle/123456789/3951
Idiomaeses_ES
EditorialMEXICAN SOC SOIL SCIENCEes_ES
RelaciónTerra Latinoamericanaes_ES
URL relacionadohttps://doi.org/10.28940/terra.v40i0.926es_ES
DerechosAcceso abierto (Metadatos de producción científica)es_ES
Licenciahttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2es_ES
FuenteTerra Latinoamericana
Palabra clavecitruses_ES
Palabra claveferric chlorosises_ES
Palabra clavecalcareous soilses_ES
TítuloChelate EDDHA to correct the iron deficiency in Italian lemon trees (Citrus limon (L.) Osbeck)es_ES
TipoArtículoes_ES
ArbitradoHa sido Arbitradoes_ES
AutorValentin Puente-Ramirez, Juan
AutorRivera-Ortiz, Patricio
AutorHugo Silva-Espinosa, Jose
AutorAndrade-Limas, Elizabeth
AutorValentin Puente-Ramirez, Juanes_ES
AutorRivera-Ortiz, Patricioes_ES
AutorHugo Silva-Espinosa, Josees_ES
AutorAndrade-Limas, Elizabethes_ES
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipases_ES
URL relacionadahttps://doi.org/10.28940/terra.v40i0.926
Tipo de artículoIndexado
Tipo de artículoIndexadoes_ES
Volumen40es_ES

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