Search for: [Authors = "Brysiewicz, Adam"]

For the last few decades there have been reports not only of the occurrence of new invasive species of European water-courses, but also their increasing expansion. One of such species is the Amur sleeper (Perccottus glenii). The present work contains assessment of age and length distribution, condition as well as growth rate and analysis of the parasite fauna of theAmur sleeper from the waters of the Vistula River tributary in its middle course (the Habdziński Canal). During the catch performed in 2017 and 2019, the total of 177 Amur sleepers were recorded in the studied watercourse and a statistically significant sex structure disproportion was observed. Among the specimens caught in 2017 dominant were fishes with lengths of 50.1–60.1 mm whereas in 2019 the majority of the Amur sleeper specimens measured 30.1–50.0 mm.Six age groups were recorded among the caught fish with a clear prevalence of specimens aged 1+ (70.06%). The most frequently recorded parasite of P. glenii was non-quantifiable Trichodina rostrata ciliate for which the Amur sleeper from the Polish waters appeared to be a new host. Moreover, the presence of an acanthocephalan Acanthocephalus lucii, not recorded in Poland in this host before, was observed in the chyme. Also, accidental presence of larvae of the Opisthioglyphe ranae tre-madote, which is a parasite typical of amphibians, was also recorded. Despite unfavourable habitat conditions and in-creased volumes of biogenic substances in the waters of the Habdziński Canal, the Amur sleeper found convenient condi-tions to reside in this small watercourse.

Go to article

Authors and Affiliations

Przemysław Czerniejewski

e-mail:

ORCID:

Angelika Linowska

Adam Brysiewicz

e-mail:

ORCID:

Natalia Kasowska

Preliminary assessment of the impact of soil microorganisms on greenhouse gas emissions expressed in CO ₂equivalent and grass biomass

Renata Gamrat Małgorzata Gałczyńska Adam Brysiewicz

Journal of Water and Land Development | 2022 | No 53 | 108-117 | DOI: 10.24425/jwld.2022.140786

Keywords greenhouse gases methan nitrous oxide soil microorganisms soil reaction

Download PDF Download RIS Download Bibtex

Abstract

The pot experiment was conducted to access the soil microorganisms biomass (physiological method – Substrate Induced Respiration) and emissions of N2O, CO2 and CH4 (photoacoustic infrared detection method), and grasses biomass (weight method). The obtained results of analysed gases were converted to CO2 equivalent. There was no effect of the microorganisms biomass on the N2O emissions. The increase in CO2 emissions was accompanied by an increase in the microorganisms biomass (r = 0.48) under the conditions of the I swath and acid soil reaction, as well as the II swath and neutral reaction ( r = 0.94). On the other hand, in the case of CH4 emission, such a relationship was noted both swaths under the conditions of neutral reaction ( r = 0.51), but a negative correlation ( r = –0.71) was noted for the acid reaction only at the II swath. The increase in the grasses biomass with the increase in the microorganisms biomass was recorded only at the II swath in neutral reaction ( r = 0.91). In a short period of time, with the neutral soil reaction with the increase in the soil microorganisms biomass, an increase in CO2 sequestration and biomass of cultivated grasses was noted. Information on the determination of the microorganisms groups responsible mainly for the transformation of carbon compounds and CO2 and CH4 emissions from the soils of grasslands would be valuable scientifically.

Go to article

Authors and Affiliations

Renata Gamrat

1

e-mail:

ORCID:

Małgorzata Gałczyńska

1

e-mail:

ORCID:

Adam Brysiewicz

2

e-mail:

ORCID:

West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, al. Piastów 17, 70-310 Szczecin, Poland
Institute of Technology and Life Sciences – National Research Institute, Falenty, Poland

The effect of effluents from rainbow trout ponds on water quality in the Gowienica River / Wpływ zrzutu wód poprodukcyjnych ze stawów pstrągowych na jakość wody w rzece Gowienicy

Adam Brysiewicz Małgorzata Bonisławska Adam Tański Małgorzata Mokrzycka Arkadiusz Nędzarek Agnieszka Tórz

Journal of Water and Land Development | 2013 | No 19

Download PDF Download RIS Download Bibtex

Authors and Affiliations

Adam Brysiewicz

Małgorzata Bonisławska

Adam Tański

Małgorzata Mokrzycka

Arkadiusz Nędzarek

Agnieszka Tórz

First data of age, condition, growth rate and diet of invasive Neogobius melanostomus (Pallas, 1814) in the Pomeranian Bay, Poland

Agnieszka Rybczyk Przemysław Czerniejewski Sławomir Keszka Mariola Janowicz Adam Brysiewicz Wawrzyniec Wawrzyniak

Journal of Water and Land Development | 2020 | No 47 | 142-149 | DOI: 10.24425/jwld.2020.135041

Keywords diet fish alien species Gobidae growth rate Pomeranian Bay population structure

Download PDF Download RIS Download Bibtex

Abstract

Round goby (Neogobius melanostomus (Pallas, 1814)) is an invasive species in the Oder River. In this study, age of 147 fish was determined using scales and otoliths, and the Fraser-Lee back-calculation method was used for population structure and theoretical length growth rates with 3 mathematical models of growth: von Bertalanffy, Ford–Walford and 2nd degree polynomial. Fish condition was determined using Fulton, Le Cren and Clark equations. Average total length and weight of fish was 162.00 mm and 83.00 g, respectively. Males were more abundant than females, representing 70% of the fish caught, and achieved greater total lengths and weights. Age 2+ dominated females and 3+ males age groups. Of the three mathematical models used to estimate fish growth, the 2nd degree polynomial model had the best fit to back-calculated lengths. Males had slightly higher growth rates than females in the first two years of life but comparable in subsequent years. The diet consisted of various benthic organisms that varied with fish age. The most frequently occurring food com-ponent was Dreissena polymorpha, which accounted for approximately 70% in the diet of fish with a body length greater than 191 mm.

Go to article

Authors and Affiliations

Agnieszka Rybczyk

e-mail:

ORCID:

Przemysław Czerniejewski

e-mail:

ORCID:

Sławomir Keszka

Mariola Janowicz

Adam Brysiewicz

e-mail:

ORCID:

Wawrzyniec Wawrzyniak

e-mail:

ORCID:

Long term changes in the quality and water trophy of Lake Ińsko – the effect of the re-oligotrophication?

Jacek Kubiak Sylwia Machula Przemysław Czerniejewski Adam Brysiewicz Wawrzyniec Wawrzyniak

Journal of Water and Land Development | 2021 | No 51 | 30-37 | DOI: 10.24425/jwld.2021.139012

Keywords Lake Ińsko oligotrophication susceptibility to degradation trophy water quality

Download PDF Download RIS Download Bibtex

Abstract

In 1970–2010, during the period of spring circulation and summer stagnation, hydrochemical studies were conducted in Lake Ińsko (Western Pomeranian Lake Region, Poland) with determination of the lake susceptibility to degradation and trophic changes. Also, the effect of the catchment area on the water quality in this waterbody was assessed. The waters of the study lake were characterised by low static index, which is an additional indicator of low dynamics of water masses, and low susceptibility to degradation. In spite of this, significant changes in the lake quality and trophy were observed. The hydrochemical parameters defining water quality of the study lake continued to improve. In the 70’s, the water quality was at the border of class II and III, while in 2006 and 2010 it reached the level characteristic for class I waters. Moreover, in the 70’s and 80’s of the previous century, Lake Ińsko Duże was a mesotrophic lake. Then, an increase in the lake trophy was observed, resulting in signs of eutrophy. At the end of the 90’s and in the first decade of the 21st century, the study lake returned to the state of mesotrophy. No restoration works were undertaken in Lake Ińsko in the study period. The improvement in water quality, called oligotrophication, resulted most probably from the lake reaction to changes in the soil use in the catchment area, since fewer phosphorus and nitrogen compounds flow into the lake, and also from the regulation of the wastewater management in the town of Ińsko.

Go to article

Bibliography

APHA 1995. Standard methods for the examination of water and wastewater. 19th ed. New York. American Public Health Association Inc. pp. 1956. APHA 2005. Standard methods for the examination of water and wastewater. 21st ed. Washington, DC. American Public Health Association Inc. ISBN 0875530478 pp. 3710.

BAJKIEWICZ-GRABOWSKA E. 2002. Obieg materii w systemach rzeczno-jeziornych [Circulation of matter in river-lake systems]. Warszawa. Wydaw. UW. ISBN 9788385785903 pp. 274.

BERNAT G., BOROSS N., SOMOGYI B., VOROS L., TOTH L.G., BOROS G. 2020. Oligotrophication of Lake Balaton over a 20-year period and its implications for the relationship between phytoplankton and zooplankton biomass. Hydrobiology. Vol. 847 p. 3999–4013. DOI 10.1007/s10750-020-04384-x.

BIERNACZYK M., STEPANOWSKA K., KUBIAK J., MACHULA S., CZEREPANIAK M., GZYL M. 2012. Vendace population growth as a result of slowdown of the eutrophication process in the Ińsko Lake. In: Natural and athropogenic transformations of lakes. Eds. A. Grześkowiak, B. Nowak. Conference materials. International Limnological Conference. Łagów Lubuski 19–21 September 2012. Poznań. Institute of Meteorology and Water Management – National Research Institute, Branch in Poznań, Limnology Center p. 22–23.

BOROWIEC S., SKRZYCZYŃSKI T., KUCHARSKA T. 1978. Migracja składników mineralnych z gleb Niziny Szczecińskiej Migration of minerals from the soils of the Szczecin Lowland]. Prace Szczecińskiego Towarzystwa Naukowego. T. 47. Z. 1 pp. 68.

CARLSON R.F. 1977. A trophic state index for lakes. Limnology and Oceanography. Vol. 22 (2) p. 361–369.

CHOIŃSKI A. 2007. Limnologia fizyczna Polski [Physical limnology of Poland]. Poznań. Wydaw. Nauk. Uniw. im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu. ISBN 9788323218531 pp. 548.

CHUDECKI Z., DUDA L. 1971. Annual losses of chemical components of the soil in the Płonia river basin. Polish Journal of Soil Science. Vol. 4(2) p. 145–154.

CZARNECKA H., BIALUK J., HOŁDAKOWSKA J., MARCINKOWSKA Z., WORONCOW T., MAJEWSKA I. 1989. Ocena ilościowa i fizyko-chemiczna zasobów wodnych jezior województwa szczecińskiego. Cz. 4. Zlewnie jezior województwa szczecińskiego [Quantitative and physico-chemical assessment of lake water resources in the Szczecin voivodeship. NS. 4. Lake catchments in the Szczecin voivodeship]. [Typescript]. Warszawa. IMGW pp. 165.

CZERNIEJEWSKI P., WAWRZYNIAK W., STEPANOWSKA K. 2008. Vendace, Coregonus albula (L.) fisheries in major lakes of the Ińsko Landscape Park. Electronic Journal of Polish Agricultural Universities. Fisheries. Vol. 11 (1) #22.

DUDA L., DUKLAS K. 1968. Stosunki opadu i odpływu w zlewni rzeki Myśli z punktu widzenia potrzeb rolnictwa [Ratios of rainfall and runoff in the Myśla River catchment from the point of view of agricultural needs]. Zeszyty Naukowe Wyższej Szkoły Rolniczej w Szczecinie. Rolnictwo. Nr 28 p. 33–53.

DURKOWSKI T. 1998. Chemizm wód drenarskich obiektów Pomorza Zachodniego [Chemistry of drainage waters in Western Pomerania]. Zeszyty Problemowe Postepów Nauk Rolniczych. Z. 458 p. 349–356.

FILIPIAK T., RACZYŃSKI M. 2000. Jeziora zachodniopomorskie (zarys faktografii) [Zachodniopomorskie lakes (outline facts)]. Szczecin. Wydaw. AR. ISBN 83-87327-58-1 pp. 256.

FRIEDRICH M., KĘPIŃSKA-KASPRZAK M., CZARNECKA H., BIALUK J., KOŁDAKOWSKA J., MARCINKOWSKA Z., PIJEWSKA I., WANGIN ZDZ., WORONCOW T., MAJEWSKA I., POŻNIAK Z. 1989. Przepływy średnie w wybranych przekrojach rzek województwa szczecińskiego [Average flows in selected river cross-sections of the Szczecin voivodeship ]. [Typescript]. Słupsk. IMGW pp. 125.

GOTKIEWICZ J., HUTOROWICZ H., LOSSOW K., MOSIEJ J., PAWŁAT H., SZYMCZAK T., TRACZYK T. 1990. Czynniki kształtujące obieg wody i biogenów w krajobrazie młodoglacialnym. W: Obieg wody i bariery biogeochemiczne w krajobrazie rolniczym [Factors affecting the circulation of water and nutrients in the landscape młodoglacialnym. In: The water cycle and biogeochemical barriers in agricultural landscape]. Eds. L. Ryszkowski, K. Marcinek, A. Kędziora. Poznań. Wydaw. Nauk. UAM p. 105–126.

GÓRNIAK A., WIĘCKO A., KARPOWICZ M. 2016. Changes in the trophic status of lakes in the Suwałki Landscape Park (NE Poland). Limnological Review. Vol. 16. Iss. 4 p. 221–227. DOI 10.1515/limre-2016-0024.

HATVANI I.G., DE BARROS V.D., TANOS P., KOVACS J., KOVACS I.S. CLEMENT A. 2020. Spatiotemporal changes and drivers of trophic status over three decades in the largest shallow lake in Central Europe, Lake Balaton. Ecological Engineering. Vol. 151, 105861.

HILLBRICHT-ILKOWSKA A. 1998. Różnorodność biologiczna siedlisk słodkowodnych – problemy, potrzeby, działania [Biodiversity of freshwater habitats – problems, needs, activities]. Idee Ekologiczne. Seria Szkice. Nr 13(7) p. 13–55.

HUTCHINSON G.E. 1957. A treatise on limnology. Vol. I. Geography, physics and chemistry. London. Chapman and Hall, Ltd. ISBN 0471425702 pp. 885.

JAŃCZAK J. 1983. Podział hydrograficzny Polski [Hydrographic division of Poland]. Cz. 1. Warszawa. WKiŁ pp. 100.

JAŃCZAK J. 1988. Podział hydrograficzny Polski [Hydrographic division of Poland]. Cz. 2. Warszawa. WKiŁ pp. 98.

JAŃCZAK J. 1996. Atlas jezior Polski [Atlas of Polish lakes]. T. I. Poznań. Wydaw. Nauk. Bogucki. ISBN 83-88163-13-2 pp. 240.

JAROSIEWICZ A., FICEK D., ZAPADKA T. 2011. Eutrophication parameters and Carlson-type trophic state indices in selected Pomeranian lakes. Limnological Review. Vol. 11 p. 15–23. DOI 10.2478/v10194-011-0023.

KAJAK Z. 1979. Eutrofizacja jezior [Eutrophication of lakes]. Warszawa. PWN pp. 233.

KAJAK Z. 1995. Hydrobiologia. Ekosystemy wód śródlądowych [Hydrobiology. Inland water ecosystems]. Warszawa. Wydaw. UW pp. 326.

KAJAK Z. 1998. Hydrobiologia – limnologia. Ekosystemy wód śródlądowych [Hydrobiology – limnology. Inland water ecosystems]. Warszawa. PWN. ISBN 83-01-12537-3 pp. 355.

KALFF J. 2002. Limnology. New Jersey. Prentice Hall Ltd. ISBN 0-13-033775-7 pp. 592.

KONDRACKI J. 2000. Geografia regionalna Polski [Regional geography of Poland]. Warszawa. PWN. ISBN 83-01-13050-4 pp. 441.

KUBIAK J. 2003. Największe dimiktyczne jeziora Pomorza Zachodniego. Poziom trofii, podatność na degradację oraz warunki siedliskowe ichtiofauny [The largest dimictic lakes in Western Pomerania. Trophyic status, susceptibility to degradation and habitat conditions for fish fauna]. AR Szczecin. Rozprawy. Z. 214. ISSN 0239-6467 pp. 92.

KUBIAK J., KNASIAK M. 1996. Jezioro Ińsko zmiany chemizmu wód. W: Ochrona i rekultywacja jezior i zbiorników wodnych [Lake Ińsko changes in water chemistry. In: Protection and rehabilitation of lakes and water reservoirs]. Conference Proceedings. 7–8.03.1996 Międzyzdroje. Szczecin. Biuro Inf. Nauk. p. 143–145.

KUBIAK J., NĘDZAREK A., TÓRZ A. 2009. Lowering the trophy level of Lake Ińsko Duże. In: Anthropogenic and natural transformations of lakes. Vol. 3. Ed. W. Marszelewski]. Toruń. Polish Limnological Society p. 137–142.

KUBIAK J., TÓRZ A. 2005. Eutrofizacja. Podstawowy problem ochrony jezior na Pomorzu Zachodnim [Eutrophication. The basic problem of lake protection in Western Pomerania]. Słupskie Prace Biologiczne. Nr 2 p. 17–36.

KUDELSKA D., CYDZIK D., SOSZKA H. 1994. Wytyczne monitoringu podstawowego jezior [Guidelines for basic monitoring of lakes]. Warszawa. PIOŚ pp. 42.

LOSSOW K. 1995. Odnowa jezior [Renewal of the lakes ]. Ekoprofit. Nr 5 p. 11–15.

LOSSOW K. 1996. Znaczenie jezior w krajobrazie młodoglacialnym pojezierza Mazurskiego [The importance of lakes in the young landscape of the Masurian Lake District]. Zeszyty Problemowe Postępów Nauk Rolniczych. Z. 431 p. 47–59.

LOSSOW K. 1998. Ochrona i rekultywacja jezior – teoria i praktyka [Protection and reclamation of lakes – theory and practice]. Idee Ekologii Seria Szkice. T. 13 (7) p. 55–71.

LOSSOW K., WIĘCŁAWSKI F. 1991. Migracja podstawowych pierwiastków pożywkowych z gleb, użytkowanych rolniczo do wód powierzchniowych [Migration of basic nutrient elements from agricultural soils to surface waters]. Biuletyn Informacyjny ART Olsztyn. Nr 31 p. 123–133.

NGUYEN VAN T. 1972. Studia na chemizmem wód jezior o różnym stopniu troficznym. Praca doktorska [Studies on the chemistry of lake waters of various trophic levels. PhD thesis]. [Typescript]. Szczecin. AR pp. 185.

NIEMRYCZ E., TAYLOR R., MAKOWSKI Z. 1993. Zagrożenie substancjami biogennymi wód powierzchniowych [Nutrient danger of surface waters]. Biblioteka Monitoringu Środowiska PIOŚ. Nr 43 pp. 50.

OHLE W. 1955. Die Ursachen der rasanten Seeneutrophierung [The causes of rapid sea eutrophication]. Verhandlungen des Inter-nationalen Verein Limnologie. Vol. 12 p. 373–382.

OLSZEWSKI P. 1971. Trofia a saprobia [Trophy and saprobia]. Zeszyty Naukowe WSR Olsztyn. Ser. C 3 (supl.) p. 5–14.

PATALAS K. 1960. Mieszanie wiatrowe jako czynnik określający intensywność krążenia materii w różnych morfologicznie jeziorach okolic Węgorzewa [Wind agitation as a factor determining the intensity of matter circulation in morphologically different lakes in the vicinity of Węgorzewo]. Roczniki Naukowe Rolnictwa. Ser. B. T. 77(1) p. 224–241.

RAJDA W., OSTROWSKI K., KOWALIK T., MARZEC J. 1995. Stężenia i ładunki niektórych składników chemicznych wynoszonych z opadem i odpływających z mikrozlewni rolniczej [Concentrations and loads of some chemical components carried out with precipita-tion and outflow from an agricultural micro-catchment]. Zeszyty Naukowe AR Kraków. Z. 298 p. 45–57.

VOLLENWEIDER R.A. 1971. Scientific fundamentals of the eutrophication of lakes and following waters, with particular reference to nitrogen and phosphorous as factors in eutrophication. Paris. OECD, Environment Directorate pp. 61.

VOLLENWEIDER R.A. 1989. Global problems of eutrophication and its control. In: Conservation and management of lakes. Eds. J. Salánki, S. Herodek Symposium Biologica Hungarica. Vol. 38 p. 19–41.

WESOŁOWSKI P., BRYSIEWICZ A. 2015. The effect of pulverising aeration on changes in the oxygen and nitrogen concentrations in water of Lake Starzyc. Journal of Water and Land Development. No. 25 p. 31–36. DOI 10.1515/jwld-2015-0010.

WETZEL R.G. 2001. Limnology, lake and river ecosystems. Academic Press Elsevier Science, USA. ISBN 0127447601 pp. 1006.

WUS Szczecin 1974. Rocznik statystyczny województwa szczecińskiego [Statistical yearbook of the Szczecin voivodship]. Szczecin. Wojewódzki Urząd Statystyczny pp. 324.

WUS Szczecin 1980. Rocznik statystyczny województwa szczecińskiego [Statistical yearbook of the Szczecin voivodship]. Szczecin. Wojewódzki Urząd Statystyczny pp. 356.

WUS Szczecin 1995. Rocznik statystyczny województwa [Statistical yearbook of the Szczecin voivodship]. Szczecin. Wojewódzki Urząd Statystyczny pp. 385.

ZDANOWSKI B. 1999. Eutrofizacja jezior Wigierskiego Parku Narodo-wego: Zagrożenia i ocena. W: Funkcjonowanie i odnowa ekosystemów wodnych na obszarach chronionych [Eutrophication of the lakes of the Wigry National Park: Threats and assessment. In: Functioning and restoration of water ecosystems in protected areas]. Ed. B. Zdanowski, M. Kamiński, A. Martyniak. Olsztyn. IRŚ p. 261–278.

Go to article

Authors and Affiliations

Jacek Kubiak

1

Sylwia Machula

1

e-mail:

ORCID:

Przemysław Czerniejewski

1

e-mail:

ORCID:

Adam Brysiewicz

2

e-mail:

ORCID:

Wawrzyniec Wawrzyniak

1

e-mail:

ORCID:

West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Faculty of Food Sciences and Fisheries, Kazimierza Królewicza street 4, 71-550 Szczecin, Poland
Institute of Technology and Life Sciences – National Research Institute, Falenty, Poland

Does fish stocking rate affect the photosynthesis of Lactuca sativa grown in an aquaponic system?

Zuzanna Malwina Jaszczuk Adam Brysiewicz Agnieszka Kozioł Alicja Auriga Marian Brestic Hazem M. Kalaji

Journal of Water and Land Development | 2023 | No 58 | 243-252 | DOI: 10.24425/jwld.2023.146616

Keywords aquaponics chlorophyll fluorescence common carp lettuce plant production

Download PDF Download RIS Download Bibtex

Abstract

The depletion of natural resources such as freshwater and cropland makes it necessary to find a new solution for sustainable food production. Aquaponic systems seem to be a great alternative to traditional agriculture, however, there are still many unknowns that need to be explored. It is already known how fish stocking affects water quality in aquaponic systems, but not how it affects the plants’ growth, and especially on chlorophyll fluorescence. In this study, we examined how the density of 0, 2, 4, 8, and 16 stocking fish in five aquaria affects lettuce growth. The first tank was only a hydroponic system with plants but without fish (control). In the remaining four aquaria – 2, 4, 8 and 12 specimens of common carp fry with an average weight of 20 grams (average 8.5–33.2 g) were placed in the aquaponic growing system. Physicochemical analysis of water was conducted to determine the levels of pH, electrical conductivity ( EC), N-NO ₃, N-NO ₂, N-NH ₄, P-PO ₄, O ₂ and physiological parameters of plants (nitrogen balance index – NBI, chlorophyll content index – CCI, quantum yield – QY, flavonoid content – Flv) were analysed. The results showed that fish stocking density has different effects on plant physiological parameters, but in most cases, was insignificant. It seems that the greater number of fishes and higher density indirectly causes growth inhibition (lower photosynthetic efficiency) due to the increase of N-NO ₃ and a decrease of O ₂ in the water.

Go to article

Authors and Affiliations

Zuzanna Malwina Jaszczuk

1

e-mail:

ORCID:

Adam Brysiewicz

2

e-mail:

ORCID:

Agnieszka Kozioł

2

Alicja Auriga

3

e-mail:

ORCID:

Marian Brestic

4

e-mail:

ORCID:

Hazem M. Kalaji

2 5

e-mail:

ORCID:

Warsaw University of Life Sciences SGGW, Faculty of Agriculture and Ecology, Warsaw, Poland
Institute of Technology and Life Sciences – National Research Institute, Falenty, 3 Hrabska Ave, 05-090, Raszyn, Poland
West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Faculty of Biotechnology and Animal Husbandry, Department of Animal Anatomy and Zoology, Szczecin, Poland
Slovak University in Agriculture in Nitra, Institute of Plant and Environmental Science, Faculty of Agrobiology and Food Resources, Nitra, Slovakia
Warsaw University of Life Sciences SGGW, Institute of Biology, Department of Plant Physiology, Warsaw, Poland

Does melatonin improve the yield attributes of field-droughted banana under Egyptian semi-arid conditions?

Islam F. Hassan Maybelle S. Gaballah Chukwuma C. Ogbaga Soha A. Murad Adam Brysiewicz Basem M.M. Bakr Amany Mira Shamel M. Alam-Eldein

Journal of Water and Land Development | 2022 | No 52 | 221-231 | DOI: 10.24425/jwld.2022.140393

Keywords banana deficit irrigation evapotranspiration melatonin photosynthesis

Download PDF Download RIS Download Bibtex

Abstract

Drought is regarded as one of the environmental constraints threatening agriculture worldwide. Melatonin is a pleiotropic molecule prevalent in plants capable of promoting plant endogenous resilience to many environmental challenges including drought. Banana is an important staple food consumed in developing countries especially in Africa. In this research, we studied the role of melatonin in the growth of bananas subjected to drought under the Egyptian semi-arid conditions. To achieve this objective, a field experiment on banana (Musa spp., cv. Williams) mother plants and first ratoon was conducted on a private farm for two seasons - 2019 and 2020. Three irrigation treatments, 100, 90 and 80% irrigation water requirements (IWR) were used in conjunction with four concentrations of melatonin as a foliar spray (0 μmol, 40 μmol, 60 μmol, and 80 μmol) to determine the effect of both treatments on banana plant performance under drought. The results showed that there was a substantial difference between treatments, with the foliar application of melatonin at 80 μmol concentration improving most of the yield attributes, relative water content, total chlorophyll and proline with water deficit. However, the foliar application of the molecule lowered the biochemical characteristics mostly at 80% IWR under the Egyptian semi-arid conditions. Overall, there was a concentration-dependent response with regards to IWR for the two seasons 2019 and 2020.

Go to article

Authors and Affiliations

Islam F. Hassan

1

e-mail:

ORCID:

Maybelle S. Gaballah

1

e-mail:

ORCID:

Chukwuma C. Ogbaga

2

e-mail:

ORCID:

Soha A. Murad

3

e-mail:

ORCID:

Adam Brysiewicz

4

e-mail:

ORCID:

Basem M.M. Bakr

5

e-mail:

ORCID:

Amany Mira

6

e-mail:

ORCID:

Shamel M. Alam-Eldein

6

e-mail:

ORCID:

National Research Centre (NRC), Agriculture and Biology Research Institute, Water Relations and Field Irrigation Department, Postal Code, 12622, 33 El Buhouth St, Dokki, Giza, Egypt
Nile University of Nigeria, Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Abuja, Nigeria
National Research Centre (NRC), Agriculture and Biology Research Institute Plant BioChemistry Department, Dokki, Giza, Egypt
Institute of Technology and Life Sciences – National Research Institute, Falenty, Poland
National Research Centre (NRC), Agriculture and Biology Research Institute, Pomology Department, Dokki, Giza, Egypt
Tanta University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Horticulture, Tanta, Egypt

Search results

Filters

Search results

The effect of pulverising aeration on changes in the oxygen and nitrogen concentrations in water of Lake Starzyc

Authors and Affiliations

Condition and population structure of the round goby (Neogobius melanostomus Pallas, 1811) in Szczecin Lagoon in 2010–2014

Authors and Affiliations

Changes in the concentration of selected water quality parameters in Lake Starzec in the vegetation periods
Zmiany stężenia wybranych wskaźników jakości wody w jeziorze Starzyc w okresach wegetacyjnych

Authors and Affiliations

Age structure, condition and length increase of the topmouth gudgeon (Pseudorasbora parva Schlegel 1842) in non-native populations of small rivers of Poland

Authors and Affiliations

Międzyodrze: an example of diverse economic and nature-related activities in the part of the Lower Odra Valley

Authors and Affiliations

Body size, condition, growth rate and parasite fauna of the invasive Perccottus glenii (Actinopterygii: Odontobutidae) from small watercourse in the Vistula River basin, Poland

Abstract

Authors and Affiliations

Preliminary assessment of the impact of soil microorganisms on greenhouse gas emissions expressed in CO ₂equivalent and grass biomass

Abstract

Authors and Affiliations

The effect of effluents from rainbow trout ponds on water quality in the Gowienica River / Wpływ zrzutu wód poprodukcyjnych ze stawów pstrągowych na jakość wody w rzece Gowienicy

Authors and Affiliations

First data of age, condition, growth rate and diet of invasive Neogobius melanostomus (Pallas, 1814) in the Pomeranian Bay, Poland

Abstract

Authors and Affiliations

Long term changes in the quality and water trophy of Lake Ińsko – the effect of the re-oligotrophication?

Abstract

Bibliography

Authors and Affiliations

Does fish stocking rate affect the photosynthesis of Lactuca sativa grown in an aquaponic system?

Abstract

Authors and Affiliations

Does melatonin improve the yield attributes of field-droughted banana under Egyptian semi-arid conditions?

Abstract

Authors and Affiliations