Abstract: A pot experiment was conducted during the 2012 and 2013 seasons at Kanater Horticultural Research station, Qalubia Governorate, Egypt, to determine the effects of irrigation with different levels of water salinity i.e. 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000 and 5000 ppm as well as fresh water combined with magnetized water technology (with or without) on growth parameters and some mineral contents of pear seedlings. Obtained results show that the irrigation by magnetic water increased significantly plant height, no. of leaves / plant as well as fresh and dry weight, root fresh weight lowest and highest 2 mm as well as survival rate, N and P% of pear seedlings than those grown non- magnetic water in both seasons. While, the same results were achieved concerning with Na and Mg % of pear seedlings in the 1st season and, Fe, Zn, Ca, Mg and B content in the 2nd one. Prolein increased by irrigation with non magnetic water compared with magnetic one in both seasons.Generally, the plant height, fresh and dry weight, no. of branch and no. of leaves / plant, root fresh weight lowest and highest 2 mm as well as survival rate of pear seedlings were increased significantly by using irrigation water salinity at the concentration of 1000 ppm or fresh water in two seasons. Vice versa, the lowest ones were recorded by increasing water salinity up to the highest levels (5000 ppm and 4000 ppm) in both seasons. Increasing water salinity up to 5000 and /or 4000 ppm increased significantly prolien, N, P and K % as well as Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, B, Na, Mg and Ca of pear seedlings , while, the lowest ones were recorded by irrigation with fresh water or the lowest salinity level (1000) ppm in both seasons. In most cases, the growth parameters (shoot and root) of pear seedlings were improved significantly by using magnetic technology with lowest salinity of irrigation water 1000 ppm fresh water while, the opposite trend was recorded by raising salinity up to 4000 and 5000 ppm without magnetic technology in both seasons. Conversely, increasing water salinity up to 4000 and 5000 ppm with magnetic technology gave the highest values of macro and micronutrients as well as prolien % of pear seedlings in two seasons.
Keywords: Assessing, Irrigation, Different levels, Water, Pear seedlings.