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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2007-0934</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista mexicana de ciencias agrícolas]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Mex. Cienc. Agríc]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2007-0934</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias]]></publisher-name>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S2007-09342020000200339</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.29312/remexca.v11i2.1917</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Respuesta fisiológica diurna del tomate a la aplicación de silicio bajo condiciones de salinidad]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Diurnal physiological response of tomato cultivation to the application of silicon under salinity conditions]]></article-title>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[López-Cuén]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Pedro Iván]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[González-Mendoza]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Daniel]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Escobosa-García]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María Isabel]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cárdenas Salazar]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Víctor]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Núñez-Ramírez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Fidel]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Soto-Ortíz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Roberto]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ruiz-Alvarado]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Cristina]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Culiacán Sinaloa]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Instituto de Ciencias Agrícolas ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Baja California]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>11</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>339</fpage>
<lpage>352</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2007-09342020000200339&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2007-09342020000200339&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2007-09342020000200339&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen El silicio (Si) tiene efectos benéficos sobre la tolerancia de las plantas a diversos estreses bióticos y abióticos. El objetivo de este estudio fue determinar el efecto de la nutrición con Si en tomate cultivado bajo condiciones de estrés salino inducido (S), sobre la temperatura de las hojas, la fluorescencia de la clorofila y la conductancia estomática (gs). El experimento se realizó bajo condiciones de invernadero durante el ciclo primavera-verano de 2017. Se utilizó un diseño de parcelas divididas distribuidas al azar. En el cual la parcela principal fue la salinidad [con NaCl o con solución nutritiva estándar (SNS)] y la subparcela fue la aplicación de Si (0, 4, 8 g L-1). La medición de las variables se realizó durante el día. Los resultados mostraron que la temperatura de la hoja se incrementó al amanecer en plantas con NaCl y al atardecer el efecto se invirtió y los valores mayores fueron en plantas con SNS. Al medio día, se identificó interacción Si × S en las variables de eficiencia fotosintética (Fv/Fm) y fluorescencia mínima (Fo). La fluorescencia máxima (Fm) resultó más afectada por el tipo de salinidad, presentando los valores mayores plantas con SNS. Se concluyó que la respuesta fisiológica diurna de la planta de tomate cultivado bajo condiciones salinas dependerá del tipo de sal empleada y de la dosis de Si, sobretodo en horas tempranas y tardías del día.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract Silicon (Si) has beneficial effects on the tolerance of plants to various biotic and abiotic stresses. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of Si nutrition in tomato grown under conditions of induced saline stress (S), on leaf temperature, chlorophyll fluorescence and stomatal conductance (gs). The experiment was conducted under greenhouse conditions during the spring-summer 2017 cycle. A randomized distributed plot design was used. In which the main plot was salinity [with NaCl or with standard nutrient solution (SNS)] and the subplot was the application of Si (0, 4, 8 g L-1). The variables were measured during the day. The results showed that the leaf temperature increased at dawn in plants with NaCl and at sunset the effect was reversed and the highest values were in plants with SNS. At noon, Si × S interaction was identified in the photosynthetic efficiency (Fv/Fm) and minimal fluorescence (Fo) variables. The maximum fluorescence (Fm) was more affected by the type of salinity, with the highest values of plants with SNS. It was concluded that the diurnal physiological response of the tomato plant grown under saline conditions, will depend on the type of salt used and the dose of Si, especially at early and late hours of the day.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[cloruro de sodio]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[estrés salino]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[fisiología vegetal]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[invernadero]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[nutrición mineral]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[greenhouse]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[mineral nutrition]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[plant physiology]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[saline stress]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[sodium chloride]]></kwd>
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