Gas exchange and chlorophyll fluorescence in spearmint (Mentha spicata L.) leaves influenced by mineral nutrition

Lucas Esteban Cano-Gallego; Nube  Minchalá-Buestan; Ruby Alejandra  Loaiza-Ruíz; José Régulo  Cartagena-Valenzuela; Oscar de Jesús Córdoba-Gaona

doi:10.17584/rcch.2022v16i1.13685

Authors

Lucas Esteban Cano-Gallego Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria – Agrosavia, Centro de investigación La Selva, Rionegro https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2819-9694
Nube Minchalá-Buestan Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Medellin https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4572-7217
Ruby Alejandra Loaiza-Ruíz Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Medellin https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0074-1186
José Régulo Cartagena-Valenzuela Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Medellin https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6196-2439
Oscar de Jesús Córdoba-Gaona Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Medellin https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2642-4146

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17584/rcch.2022v16i1.13685

Keywords:

Laminaceae, Aromatic plants, Plant nutrition, Perennial herb

Abstract

The production of export-quality spearmint is limited in Colombia because of low production volumes, poor compliance with good agricultural practices, nutrient availability, and fertilization management. This study aimed to identify how NPK fertilization influences photosynthesis and photochemistry in Mentha plants during vegetative growth in a mesh house. Increasing doses of chemical fertilization were evaluated with a 10-30-10 (N-P-K) formula at 0, 60, 90, 120, and 180 kg ha^-1. The evaluated variables were net photosynthesis (A), transpiration (E), stomatal conductance (g_s), leaf temperature (T_leaf), quantum yield (Qy), Non-photochemical quenching (NPQ), photochemical quenching (qP), and dry matter (Dm). The highest A, Qy, E, and g_s values were in the plants treated with high NPK doses; the NPQ and qP increased in the plants with low NPK doses. These findings elucidated the influence of NPK on photosynthesis and other physiological parameters in the growth and development of spearmint.

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