INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECTS OF GEOTHERMAL AND MINERAL WATER ON BARLEY (Hordeum vulgare L.) AND WHEAT (Triticum aestivum L.)

Abstract

In the present study, the usability of geothermal and mineral water in agricultural lands was investigated. Geothermal water, mineral water, and tap water with two wheat varieties and one barley variety were used, and six different water groups were formed with geothermal, mineral, and tap water by mixing them at a ratio of 50%. Field soil mixed with 750 g of animal manure was prepared in the growing containers, and then, 6 g of the wheat varieties and 5 g of the barley variety were planted in them. The germinated wheat and barley were irrigated periodically according to their water needs. Barley and wheat were harvested after 15 days. Chlorophyll size, electrolyte leakage, weight, and mineral element concentrations were determined in the harvested crops. The mineral element concentrations of the samples were analyzed in ICP-AES. Additionally, geothermal, mineral and normal water were applied to the soil for three months, and the change between the resulting soil and the starting soil was determined. The collected data were analyzed in the SPSS 22 Statistical Package Program.