Resumen
En este estudio se evaluó el efecto del agua tratada magnéticamente (ATM) en parámetros fisiológicos de ají Tabasco, rábano rojo y maíz amarillo. La mitad de las plantas de las tres especies se regaron con agua normal del acueducto, y la otra con agua tratada a través de un dispositivo magnético. Se midieron la fotosíntesis, la biomasa y el contenido mineral (este último solo en frutos de ají Tabasco). Todas las especies cultivadas con ATM aumentaron su tasa fotosintética y su conductancia estomática. Los parámetros de fluorescencia, como la fluorescencia variable (Fv /Fm) y la extinción no fotoquímica, permanecieron sin cambios en las especies evaluadas. En el ají Tabasco, el agua con tratamiento favoreció un mayor rendimiento, en parámetros como biomasa aérea, frutos por planta y área foliar, incrementándose también el contenido de nitrógeno y cationes divalentes en frutos. Además, hubo una relación parcialmente positiva entre el área foliar y el rendimiento de frutos por planta (r2=0,52 en el control y 0,30 con ATM). En contraste, en las plantas de maíz solo hubo un aumento en el peso y en los granos por mazorca, mientras que las de rábano mostraron una pérdida no significativa en la biomasa total. La mayor acumulación de biomasa observada en las plantas de ají Tabasco y maíz se atribuye a una mayor área foliar o a la asimilación de carbono. Debido a que la fluorescencia de la clorofila no se alteró, se propone que el ATM no provoca ningún cambio en el complejo de oxidación del agua del fotosistema II. Por otra parte, la falta de respuesta de algunas variables en las tres especies mostró que el ATM puede tener efectos interespecíficos. A pesar de lo anterior, esta tecnología puede ser una alternativa para mejorar el rendimiento de los cultivos, en particular en del ají Tabasco.
Jhony Armando Benavides Bolaños, Universidad del Valle
Ing. agrícola. Tecnólogo en manejo y conservación de suelos y aguas. Técnico profesional en control ambiental. Becario Fulbright (2017). M.S. Agricultural and Biological Engineering.
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