Nutrient Composition, Forage Parameters, and Antioxidant Capacity of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa, L.) in Response to Saline Irrigation Water

Autores
Ferreira, Jorge F.S.; Cornacchione, Monica; Xuan, Liu; Suarez, Donald L.
Año de publicación
2015
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Although alfalfa is moderately tolerant of salinity, the effects of salinity on nutrient composition and forage parameters are poorly understood. In addition, there are no data on the effect of salinity on the antioxidant capacity of alfalfa. We evaluated four non-dormant, salinity-tolerant commercial cultivars, irrigated with saline water with electrical conductivities of 3.1, 7.2, 12.7, 18.4, 24.0, and 30.0 dS·m−1, designed to simulate drainage waters from the California Central Valley. Alfalfa shoots were evaluated for nutrient composition, forage parameters, and antioxidant capacity. Salinity significantly increased shoot N, P, Mg, and S, but decreased Ca and K. Alfalfa micronutrients were also affected by salinity, but to a lesser extent. Na and Cl increased significantly with increasing salinity. Salinity slightly improved forage parameters by significantly increasing crude protein, the net energy of lactation, and the relative feed value. All cultivars maintained their antioxidant capacity regardless of salinity level. The results indicate that alfalfa can tolerate moderate to high salinity while maintaining nutrient composition, antioxidant capacity, and slightly improved forage parameters, thus meeting the standards required for dairy cattle feed
EEA Santiago del Estero
Fil: Ferreira, Jorge F.S. USDA. Agricultural Research Service. US Salinity Lab; Estados Unidos
Fil: Cornacchione, Monica. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santiago del Estero; Argentina
Fil: Xuan, Liu. USDA. Agricultural Research Service. US Salinity Lab; Estados Unidos
Fil: Suarez, Donald L. USDA. Agricultural Research Service. US Salinity Lab; Estados Unidos
Fuente
Agriculture 5 (3) : 577-597 (July 2015)
Materia
Medicago Sativa
Riego
Agua Salina
Nutrientes
Plantas Forrajeras
Tolerancia a la Sal
Irrigation
Saline Water
Nutrients
Feed Crops
Salt Tolerance
Alfalfa
Capacidad Antioxidante
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spelling Nutrient Composition, Forage Parameters, and Antioxidant Capacity of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa, L.) in Response to Saline Irrigation WaterFerreira, Jorge F.S.Cornacchione, MonicaXuan, LiuSuarez, Donald L.Medicago SativaRiegoAgua SalinaNutrientesPlantas ForrajerasTolerancia a la SalIrrigationSaline WaterNutrientsFeed CropsSalt ToleranceAlfalfaCapacidad AntioxidanteAlthough alfalfa is moderately tolerant of salinity, the effects of salinity on nutrient composition and forage parameters are poorly understood. In addition, there are no data on the effect of salinity on the antioxidant capacity of alfalfa. We evaluated four non-dormant, salinity-tolerant commercial cultivars, irrigated with saline water with electrical conductivities of 3.1, 7.2, 12.7, 18.4, 24.0, and 30.0 dS·m−1, designed to simulate drainage waters from the California Central Valley. Alfalfa shoots were evaluated for nutrient composition, forage parameters, and antioxidant capacity. Salinity significantly increased shoot N, P, Mg, and S, but decreased Ca and K. Alfalfa micronutrients were also affected by salinity, but to a lesser extent. Na and Cl increased significantly with increasing salinity. Salinity slightly improved forage parameters by significantly increasing crude protein, the net energy of lactation, and the relative feed value. All cultivars maintained their antioxidant capacity regardless of salinity level. The results indicate that alfalfa can tolerate moderate to high salinity while maintaining nutrient composition, antioxidant capacity, and slightly improved forage parameters, thus meeting the standards required for dairy cattle feedEEA Santiago del EsteroFil: Ferreira, Jorge F.S. USDA. Agricultural Research Service. US Salinity Lab; Estados UnidosFil: Cornacchione, Monica. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santiago del Estero; ArgentinaFil: Xuan, Liu. USDA. Agricultural Research Service. US Salinity Lab; Estados UnidosFil: Suarez, Donald L. USDA. Agricultural Research Service. US Salinity Lab; Estados Unidos2018-06-13T14:39:46Z2018-06-13T14:39:46Z2015-07info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfhttp://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/5/3/577http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/26132077-0472https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture5030577Agriculture 5 (3) : 577-597 (July 2015)reponame:INTA Digital (INTA)instname:Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariaenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)2025-10-23T11:16:33Zoai:localhost:20.500.12123/2613instacron:INTAInstitucionalhttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/oai/requesttripaldi.nicolas@inta.gob.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:l2025-10-23 11:16:33.582INTA Digital (INTA) - Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Nutrient Composition, Forage Parameters, and Antioxidant Capacity of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa, L.) in Response to Saline Irrigation Water
title Nutrient Composition, Forage Parameters, and Antioxidant Capacity of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa, L.) in Response to Saline Irrigation Water
spellingShingle Nutrient Composition, Forage Parameters, and Antioxidant Capacity of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa, L.) in Response to Saline Irrigation Water
Ferreira, Jorge F.S.
Medicago Sativa
Riego
Agua Salina
Nutrientes
Plantas Forrajeras
Tolerancia a la Sal
Irrigation
Saline Water
Nutrients
Feed Crops
Salt Tolerance
Alfalfa
Capacidad Antioxidante
title_short Nutrient Composition, Forage Parameters, and Antioxidant Capacity of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa, L.) in Response to Saline Irrigation Water
title_full Nutrient Composition, Forage Parameters, and Antioxidant Capacity of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa, L.) in Response to Saline Irrigation Water
title_fullStr Nutrient Composition, Forage Parameters, and Antioxidant Capacity of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa, L.) in Response to Saline Irrigation Water
title_full_unstemmed Nutrient Composition, Forage Parameters, and Antioxidant Capacity of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa, L.) in Response to Saline Irrigation Water
title_sort Nutrient Composition, Forage Parameters, and Antioxidant Capacity of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa, L.) in Response to Saline Irrigation Water
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Ferreira, Jorge F.S.
Cornacchione, Monica
Xuan, Liu
Suarez, Donald L.
author Ferreira, Jorge F.S.
author_facet Ferreira, Jorge F.S.
Cornacchione, Monica
Xuan, Liu
Suarez, Donald L.
author_role author
author2 Cornacchione, Monica
Xuan, Liu
Suarez, Donald L.
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Medicago Sativa
Riego
Agua Salina
Nutrientes
Plantas Forrajeras
Tolerancia a la Sal
Irrigation
Saline Water
Nutrients
Feed Crops
Salt Tolerance
Alfalfa
Capacidad Antioxidante
topic Medicago Sativa
Riego
Agua Salina
Nutrientes
Plantas Forrajeras
Tolerancia a la Sal
Irrigation
Saline Water
Nutrients
Feed Crops
Salt Tolerance
Alfalfa
Capacidad Antioxidante
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Although alfalfa is moderately tolerant of salinity, the effects of salinity on nutrient composition and forage parameters are poorly understood. In addition, there are no data on the effect of salinity on the antioxidant capacity of alfalfa. We evaluated four non-dormant, salinity-tolerant commercial cultivars, irrigated with saline water with electrical conductivities of 3.1, 7.2, 12.7, 18.4, 24.0, and 30.0 dS·m−1, designed to simulate drainage waters from the California Central Valley. Alfalfa shoots were evaluated for nutrient composition, forage parameters, and antioxidant capacity. Salinity significantly increased shoot N, P, Mg, and S, but decreased Ca and K. Alfalfa micronutrients were also affected by salinity, but to a lesser extent. Na and Cl increased significantly with increasing salinity. Salinity slightly improved forage parameters by significantly increasing crude protein, the net energy of lactation, and the relative feed value. All cultivars maintained their antioxidant capacity regardless of salinity level. The results indicate that alfalfa can tolerate moderate to high salinity while maintaining nutrient composition, antioxidant capacity, and slightly improved forage parameters, thus meeting the standards required for dairy cattle feed
EEA Santiago del Estero
Fil: Ferreira, Jorge F.S. USDA. Agricultural Research Service. US Salinity Lab; Estados Unidos
Fil: Cornacchione, Monica. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santiago del Estero; Argentina
Fil: Xuan, Liu. USDA. Agricultural Research Service. US Salinity Lab; Estados Unidos
Fil: Suarez, Donald L. USDA. Agricultural Research Service. US Salinity Lab; Estados Unidos
description Although alfalfa is moderately tolerant of salinity, the effects of salinity on nutrient composition and forage parameters are poorly understood. In addition, there are no data on the effect of salinity on the antioxidant capacity of alfalfa. We evaluated four non-dormant, salinity-tolerant commercial cultivars, irrigated with saline water with electrical conductivities of 3.1, 7.2, 12.7, 18.4, 24.0, and 30.0 dS·m−1, designed to simulate drainage waters from the California Central Valley. Alfalfa shoots were evaluated for nutrient composition, forage parameters, and antioxidant capacity. Salinity significantly increased shoot N, P, Mg, and S, but decreased Ca and K. Alfalfa micronutrients were also affected by salinity, but to a lesser extent. Na and Cl increased significantly with increasing salinity. Salinity slightly improved forage parameters by significantly increasing crude protein, the net energy of lactation, and the relative feed value. All cultivars maintained their antioxidant capacity regardless of salinity level. The results indicate that alfalfa can tolerate moderate to high salinity while maintaining nutrient composition, antioxidant capacity, and slightly improved forage parameters, thus meeting the standards required for dairy cattle feed
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