Low-concentration NaCl foliar spraying enhances photosynthesis, mineral concentration, and fruit quality of strawberry during greenhouse high-temperature periods.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Root-applied low-concentration NaCl (e.g., 40 mM) has been shown to maintain the yield and enhance both nutritional and functional quality in salt-sensitive strawberry cultivars. However, the potential benefits of foliar low-concentration NaCl application on strawberry plants have rarely been investigated to avoid secondary soil salinization through long-term root application, especially the effects on fruit quality during greenhouse high-temperature periods.

Methods

Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duch. cv. Benihoppe) plants were foliar sprayed with 0 (CK), 5, 10, 15, and 20 mM NaCl solutions once a day from fruit setting to ripening under high-temperature period in a solar greenhouse where quality deterioration was observed. The physiological traits of strawberr

SUBMITTER: Lu W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12001494 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature