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The Effect of Soil Volume Availability on Opuntia ficus-indica Canopy and Root Growth

Sawsan HassanGiuseppe SortinoGiorgia LiguoriMounir LouhaichiPaolo Inglese

subject

0106 biological sciencesCanopyrootsStarchRoot systemrestricted soil volume01 natural sciencescomplex mixtureslcsh:Agriculturechemistry.chemical_compoundDry weightSoil volumeCladodesbiologyfungilcsh:Sfood and beverages04 agricultural and veterinary sciencesplant growthbiology.organism_classificationsustainabilitySettore AGR/03 - Arboricoltura Generale E Coltivazioni ArboreeHorticultureVolume (thermodynamics)chemistryRootCactus040103 agronomy & agriculture0401 agriculture forestry and fisheriescladodesAgronomy and Crop ScienceCladode010606 plant biology & botany

description

The study investigated the effect of soil volume restriction on the below- and above-ground growth of Opuntia ficus-indica through understanding the limit imposed by root confinement via different soil volumes on root and canopy architecture and growth. In 2014, one-year-old O. ficus-indica cladodes were planted in five different soil volumes (50, 33, 18, 9 and 5 L). The cladode and roots of each sampled plants were measured and weighed every six months

10.3390/agronomy10050635https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/10/5/635