Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Journal of Plant Nutrition, cilt.48, sa.5, ss.727-736, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
Increased drought and salinity is a threat to agriculture in arid and semiarid zone worldwide. Almond is nutritious, rich in minerals protein and fiber with increasing world demand and production. The objective was to determine the effect of drought and salinity stress on nutrient concentrations in almond trees. Almond is known as sensitive to salt stress compared to other trees. There are limited studies on almond nutrition uptake under salt and drought stress conditions. This study had three drought and four salinity levels, and combined applications for a total of 12 treatments each with three replications. Drought increased K, Mg, Ca, Na and Cl concentrations in leaves, yet, decreased B concentrations. Similarly under salinity, almond leaves increased in K, Mg and Ca concentrations (as well as in Na and Cl). This study showed that the nutrient uptake varies under drought and salt stress conditions. Mineral nutrition should be taken into consideration, fertilization needs to account for stress factors.