Management and quality of irrigation water in the sustainable Selenium-enriched rice (Oryza sativa L.) production

Ana Coelho Marques; Diana Daccak; Inês Carmo Carmo Luís; Ana Rita F. Coelho; Cláudia Campos Pessoa; Manuela Simões; Paula Scotti-Campos; Ana Sofia Almeida; Maria Graça Brito; José Carlos Kullberg; Carlos Galhano; Fernando H. Reboredo; Paulo Legoinha; José C. Ramalho; José Manuel N. Semedo; Isabel P. Pais; Maria Manuela Silva; Maria Fernanda Pessoa; Lourenço Palha; Cátia Silva; Fernando C. Lidon

doi:10.3390/IOCAG2023-17335

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Management and quality of irrigation water in the sustainable Selenium-enriched rice (Oryza sativa L.) production

Ana Coelho Marques

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Diana Daccak

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Inês Carmo Carmo Luís

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Ana Rita F. Coelho

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Cláudia Campos Pessoa

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José Manuel N. Semedo

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Isabel P. Pais

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Maria Manuela Silva

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Maria Fernanda Pessoa

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Lourenço Palha

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Cátia Silva

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Fernando C. Lidon

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¹ Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia - Universidade Nova de Lisboa
² Earth Sciences Department, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal
³ GeoBioTec Research Center, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal
⁴ INIAV, Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Oeiras, Portugal
⁵ INIAV, Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Elvas, Portugal
⁶ PlantStress & Biodiversity Lab, Centro de Estudos Florestais, Instituto Superior Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal
⁷ Centro de Competências do Arroz (COTArroz), Salvaterra de Magos, Portugal

Academic Editor: Rabin Bhattarai

Published: 18 April 2024 by MDPI in 2nd International Online Conference on Agriculture session Agricultural Water Management;

https://doi.org/10.3390/IOCAG2023-17335

Abstract:

There is a growing need for strategic actions involving efficient water use, sustainable agricultural production, and food security. Agricultural productivity can be improved through good agricultural practices based on water quality management, new genetically modified resources, and using precision agriculture. This study aimed to monitor the crop water (supply, irrigation, and flooding) of an advanced rice (Oryza sativa L.) line of the breeding program (OP 1509) subjected to Selenium (Se) enrichment. Water lines in paddy rice field were monitored by Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). The parameters of pH, pHs, electrical conductivity, temperature, HCO₃^-, Cl^-, SO₄^2-, PO₄^3-, Na⁺, K⁺, Ca²⁺, and Mg²⁺ were considered. According to the Piper diagram, the samples were classified as sodium chloride bicarbonate (supply) and sodium bicarbonate chloride (irrigation and flooding). The Langelier Saturation Index (LSI) was calculated. According to the Wilcox classification, regarding agriculture use, the samples were classified as C2S1 (supply and irrigation) and C3S1 (flooding). The Selenium contents were analyzed by atomic absorption and significant differences were observed in rice grains, with a maximum content of 10 mg.kg^-1. In conclusion, water quality is in accordance with the parameters for use in this crop and the workflow used improved the grain quality.