EFFECT OF SPRAYING SILICON AND SOME NUTRIENTS ON GROWTH, PALM NUTRITIONAL STATUS, YIELD AND FRUIT QUALITY OF ZAGHLOUL DATE PALMS. II. EFFECT OF SPRAYING SILICON AND SOME NUTRIENTS ON YIELD AND FRUIT QUALITY OF ZAGHLOUL DATE PALMS | ||||
Journal of Productivity and Development | ||||
Article 10, Volume 22, Issue 3, August 2017, Page 601-615 PDF (434.9 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/jpd.2019.42110 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Ahmed Akl* 1; Faissal Ahmed1; Hamdy Ibrahim1; Abbas Saad2; Magdy Salama2 | ||||
1Hort. Department , Faculty of Agriculture, Minia Univ., Egypt. | ||||
2Tropical Fruit Res. Dept., Hort. Res. Instit., ARC, Giza, Egypt | ||||
Abstract | ||||
This study (2nd part) was undertaken during 2015 and 2016 seasons to examine the effect of spraying silicon, N, P, K, Mg, Zn, Fe, Mn, Cu and B on yield and fruit quality of Zaghloul date palms. Subjecting the palms three times with silicon as well as some macro (N, P, K, Mg) and micro nutrients (Zn, Fe, Mn, Cu and B) either alone or in combinations had an announced promotion on the yield, bunch weight as well as physical and chemical characteristics of the fruits relative to the control treatment. Using nutrients was preferable than using silicon in this respect. Using all nutrients with silicon gave the best results compared to using nutrients alone. Conclusively, the best results with regard to yield and fruit quality of Zaghloul date palms were obtained by spraying a mixture of silicon and nutrients (N, P, K, Mg, Zn, Fe, Mn, Cu and B) three times. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Zaghloul date palms; Si; N; P; K; Mg; Zn; Fe; Mn; Cu; B; yield and fruit quality | ||||
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