The Effect of Deficit Irrigation on the Quality Characteristics and Physiological Disorders of Pomegranate Fruits.

ABSTRACT: This study assesses the impact of two regulated deficit irrigation (RDI) and one sustained deficit irrigation (SDI) strategies on the fruit quality characteristics of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) compared to a fully irrigated control in a Mediterranean climate. Field trials were conducted over two growing seasons at the Cajamar Experimental Center in Paiporta, Valencia, Spain. The SDI strategy, which achieved considerable water savings of approximately 50%, led to a reduction in yield (both total and marketable), as well as a decrease in the size and unit weight of the fruits. However, it also produced arils with higher dry matter content and aril juice with higher soluble solids content, all without altering the maturity index. Notably, the SDI approach resulted in increased no

SUBMITTER: Porras-Jorge R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11901697 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature