Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer (한국토양비료학회지)

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Physiological Responses of Tomato Plants and Soil Microbial Activity in Salt Affected Greenhouse Soil

  • Sung, Jwakyung (Division of Soil and Fertilizer, NAAS, RDA) ;
  • Lee, Suyeon (Division of Soil and Fertilizer, NAAS, RDA) ;
  • Nam, Hyunjung (Division of Soil and Fertilizer, NAAS, RDA) ;
  • Lee, Yejin (Division of Soil and Fertilizer, NAAS, RDA) ;
  • Lee, Jongsik (Division of Soil and Fertilizer, NAAS, RDA) ;
  • Almaroai, Yaser A. (Department of Biological Environment, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Ok, Yongsik (Department of Biological Environment, Kangwon National University)
  • Received : 2012.11.01
  • Accepted : 2012.11.28
  • Published : 2012.12.31
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Abstract

Crop productivity decreases globally as a result of salinization. However, salinity impact on greenhouse-grown crops is much higher than on field-grown crops due to the overall concentrations of nutrients in greenhouse soils. Therefore, this study was performed to determine the short-term changes in growth, photosynthesis, and metabolites of tomato plants grown in greenhouse under heavily input of fertilizers evaluated by microbial activity and chemical properties of soils. The soils (< 3, 3.01~6, 6.01~10 and > 10.01 dS $m^{-1}$) from farmer's greenhouse fields having different fertilization practices were used. Results showed that the salt-accumulated soil affected adversely the growth of tomato plants. Tomato plants were seldom to complete their growth against > 10.0 dS $m^{-1}$ level of EC. The assimilation rate of $CO_2$ from the upper fully expanded leaves of tomato plants is reduced under increasing soil EC levels at 14 days, however; it was the highest in moderate or high EC-subjected (3.0 ~ 10.0 dS $m^{-1}$) at 28 days. In our experiment, soluble sugars and starch were sensitive markers for salt stress and thus might assume the status of crops against various salt conditions. Taken together, tomato plants found to have tolerance against moderate soil EC stress. Various EC levels (< 3.0 ~ 10.0 dS $m^{-1}$) led to a slight decrease in organic matter (OM) contents in soils at 28 days. Salinity stress led to higher microbial activity in soils, followed by a decomposition of OM in soils as indicated by the changes in soil chemical properties.

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