Effect of Natural Potassium Resource (K2O 10 %) with Bio-fertilizer on Performance of Date Palms Cv. Zaghloul | ||||
Journal of Plant Production | ||||
Article 7, Volume 10, Issue 9, September 2019, Page 785-791 PDF (678.08 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/jpp.2019.60748 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Ameer M. Shalan ; M. S. El-Boray | ||||
Department of Pomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura University, 35516, Mansoura, Egypt | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Performance of the palm trees and fruit quality of cv. Zaghloul under different levels of natural potassium (NP) resource (K2O 10 %) individually or in combination with potassium soluble bacteria (KSB) were studied in the 2016 and 2017 seasons. Treatments included 3, 6 or 9 kg/palm per year of NP either individually or in combination with KSB on ‘Zaghloul’ date palms grown on sandy soil with 7 meters apart under surface irrigation system; whereas, palms received 2 kg/palm per year potassium sulfate (50% K) served as the control. The results revealed that 9 kg of NP in combination with KSB enhanced vegetative growth, pinnae mineral content, chlorophyll, bunch weight, palm yield and fruit quality than other applications or control palms. Therefore it is recommended to use 9 kg of NP in combination with KSB/palm/year for increasing yield of Zaghlol date palms and improving fruit quality. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Date palm – Potassium – Biofertilizer; yield – fertilizers –Zaghlol | ||||
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