Alleviating Air Pollutants Impact by Some Chemicals and Planting Distance off the Freeway and Their Effect on Pears Productivity and Fruit Quality | ||
| New Valley Journal of Agricultural Science | ||
| Article 9, Volume 3, Issue 7, January 2023, Pages 679-701 PDF (776.92 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Research | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/nvjas.2023.188486.1160 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Ahmed Fathallah El-Shiekh; Mohamed Ali* ; Alaa Mohamed Gomma; Amr Ibrahim Allam | ||
| Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Suez Canal University, Ismailia 41522, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The goal of this study was to determine the effectiveness of exogenous application of some chemicals [Salicylic acid (SA; 200 and 400 mg/l), Ascorbic acid (AA; 1000 and 2000 mg/l), Proline (Pro; 100 and 200 mg/l), and Sodium hydrosulfide (NaHS; 250 and 500 M)] as well as planting distances (10 and 50 meters off the freeway) in alleviating air pollutants stress on "Le Conte" productivity and fruit quality of pears. During the 2019 & 2020 seasons, a study was accomplished at the 6th of October Agriculture Company. SA, AA, proline, and NaHS had a positive effect on reducing the fruit heavy metal content for the pear trees under stress. Also, SA (400 mg/l), AA, Pro (100 mg/l), and NaHS (500 μM) treatments were very helpful in increasing the tolerance index for air pollution (APTI) in pear leaves. Exogenous application of Pro, SA (200 mg/l), and AA (2000 mg/l) increased Pro in leaves. Pear trees' yield, fruit firmness, TSS, TSS/acid, V.C., total sugars, total phenolics, antioxidants, peroxidase, and superoxide dismutase were increased. Fruit from trees planted at 10 m deferred in ripening and had higher total phenolics, antioxidants, peroxidase, and superoxide dismutase. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Pears; Salicylic; Ascorbic; Proline; NaHS | ||
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