The Effects of Irrigation Water Quality on Nutrients Concentrations and Some Fruit Quality Properties of Strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa Duch. Rubygem)

The problematic factors such as salinity, heavy metals, pH, etc effecting quality factors of waters used in agricultural production cause physiological problems, yield losses and quality to occur in plants. This study was carried out in order to examine the quality of the water used in the irrigation on the nutrient content and fruit quality of the plants that belong to Rubygem strawberry variety. In the study, frigo seedlings of Rubygem strawberry variety plants were used. The plants were grown in plastics boxes containing 1/3 soil: 1/3 organic manure: 1/3 sand. As the irrigation water in the study, water samples taken from the Nazilli Sa？ Sahil Irrigation Association in different times that played a role in watering a large part of the strawberry fields in Sultanhisar District of Ayd？n were used. In water samples taken, the analyzes of pH, EC, temporary hardness, total hardness, SAR, K+, Ca+, Na+, Cl-, CO3-2, HCO3- and B were performed. The lowest pH value was found to be 7.45 and the highest pH value was 8.03 in water samples, though varied according to time it was taken. The content of HCO3- was determined to be damaging. It was detected that the quality of the water used in the irrigation has changed from C2S1 class to C3S1 class depending on the time. It was determined that the canal water used affected fruit quality. It was found that the boron content of the plants irrigated with canal water was higher than that of control plants