EFFECT OF SPRAYING WASHINGTON NAVEL ORANGE TREES WITH SELENIUM ON VEGETATIVE GROWTH, PRODUCTIVITY AND FRUIT QUALITY | ||||
Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences | ||||
Article 18, Volume 26, Special issue (2D) - Serial Number 6, February 2018, Page 2311-2323 PDF (653.8 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/ajs.2018.35553 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
B. B. Bakr1; A. A. El-Gazzar2; Noha A. Mansour2; M. I. Fawzy1 | ||||
1Horticlture Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ. P.O. Box 68 Hadayek Shoubra, 11241, Cairo, Egypt | ||||
2Pomology Dept., National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt | ||||
Abstract | ||||
ve seasons, 2012 and 2013 in a private orchard in Barshom vallage located at El-Kalubia Governorate Egypt. Washington Navel Orange trees (Citrus Sinensis) budded on sour orange rootstock (Citrus aurantium, L.) were 7- years- old and planted at 5 x 5 meters under basin irrigation system. This investigation aimed to study the effect of selenium (Se) levels (0, 20, 40, 80 and 160 ppm) as foliar spray on growth, yield, fruit quality, leaf mineral content and enzymes activity of Washington Navel orange trees. The obtained data showed that, selenium had a significant promotive effect on growth, yield, fruit quality, leaf mineral content and enzymes activity of Washington Navel orange trees. Results indicated that treatment of Se at 40 ppm gave the highest significant results, whereas, treatment 160 ppm gave the highest fruit selenium content. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Washington Navel orange; selenium; yield; fruit quality; Leaf mineral content | ||||
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