scholarly journals   The effect of calcium foliar fertilizers on cv. Ligol apples

2012 ◽  
Vol 58 (No. 10) ◽  
pp. 465-470 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Lanauskas ◽  
N. Kviklienė ◽  
N. Uselis ◽  
D. Kviklys ◽  
L. Buskienė ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Fruit Quality ◽  
Calcium Nitrate ◽  
Calcium Content ◽  
First Year ◽  
Apple Trees ◽  
Bitter Pit ◽  
Liquid Calcium ◽  
Positive Effect

The effects of calcium fertilizers on cv. Ligol apples were studied in the experiment conducted at the Lithuanian Institute of Horticulture in 2007&ndash;2009. Fertilizers were applied four or eight times from June to September on the 8<sup>th</sup>&ndash;9<sup>th</sup> leaf of apple trees on P 22 rootstock. Calcium nitrate or liquid calcium fertilizers were used. The results differed over the years of experiment. During the first year, four applications of liquid calcium fertilizers significantly reduced the Mg/Ca ratio in fruit, whereas in 2008 the tendency of decrease in the ratios of K/Ca and Mg/Ca at both fertilizers was observed. The bitter pit incidence rate on stored apples of the 2007 yield was 1.5&ndash;3.0%. The eight applications of liquid calcium fertilizers significantly reduced the incidence of bitter pit after storage. In 2008, higher fruit calcium content and lower ratios of N/Ca, K/Ca, and Mg/Ca were detected. Moreover, these apples were not affected by bitter pit. The worse fruit quality of the 2007 yield could be linked to the abundant rainfall during 2007 vegetation season. However, the application of fertilizers had a positive effect on natural weight loss and fruit flesh firmness after storage. &nbsp;

scholarly journals Beyond-root calcium fertilization of apple trees

2013 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-122
Author(s):  
Kazimierz Słowik ◽  
Dariusz Świetlik
Keyword(s):  
Calcium Chloride ◽  
Apple Tree ◽  
Calcium Nitrate ◽  
Calcium Content ◽  
Apple Trees ◽  
Fruit Flesh ◽  
Bitter Pit ◽  
Calcium Fertilization

Investigations were performed in the period 1977-1979 on the apple tree cultivar 'Fantazja', on rootstock A 2, M 7 and MM 106 on the effect of spraying with solution containing calcium on the incidence of bitter pit, breakdown, calcium content in the fruit flesh and other features of the fruits. Threefold spraying with calcium nitrate, calcium chloride or Anti-Stipp significantly limited the appearance of bitter pit and breakdown.

scholarly journals 144 INFLUENCE OF ROOTSTOCKS AND CALCIUM SPRAY RATES, TIMING,AND MATERIALS ON SPRAY INJURY AND FRUIT QUALITY OF `DELICIOUS' APPLES

HortScience ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 449c-449
Author(s):  
J. Thomas Raese ◽  
S. R. Drake
Keyword(s):  
Fruit Quality ◽  
Calcium Nitrate ◽  
High Volume ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Fruit Peel ◽  
C Storage ◽  
Red Color ◽  
Bitter Pit ◽  
Nitrogen Concentrations

Sprays of calcium materials were applied at high volume rates (620 g Ca/400 liters) with a handgun during early June, late June, and mid-July versus mid-July, early August, and late August for five years, 1985 to 1989. Leaf injury was most severe for the late sprays but no spray injury was observed on the fruit surfaces. Bitter pit was markedly reduced with all sprays except CaSO4. In some years, bitter pit was controlled better with the early sprays. Either early or late sprays improved fruit quality including overall appearance, reduced scald development, improved red color of the skin, increased fruit firmness and reduced incidence of bitter pit in cold air (0°C) storage. Soluble solids and acidity in the fruit was not affected by calcium sprays. Leaf Ca was higher from the late spray applications than from the earlier applications. All calcium chloride spray materials resulted in increased fruit peel and cortex Ca. Calcium nitrate sprays tended to increase fruit nitrogen concentrations leading to undesirable higher N:Ca ratios in the fruit.

scholarly journals Influence of Crop Load on Bitter pit incidence and Fruit Quality of 'Gamhong'/M.9 Adult Apple Trees

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 145-153
Author(s):  
Hun-Joong Kweon ◽  
Moo-Yong Park ◽  
Yang-Yik Song ◽  
Dong-Yong Lee ◽  
Dong-Hoon Sagong
Keyword(s):  
Fruit Quality ◽  
Apple Trees ◽  
Crop Load ◽  
Bitter Pit

scholarly journals Assessment of the Possibilities of Using Cross-Linked Polyacrylamide (Agro Hydrogel) and Preparations with Biostimulation in Building the Quality Potential of Newly Planted Apple Trees

Agronomy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 125
Author(s):  
Magdalena Kapłan ◽  
Agnieszka Lenart ◽  
Kamila Klimek ◽  
Andrzej Borowy ◽  
Dariusz Wrona ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fruit Trees ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Apple Orchard ◽  
First Year ◽  
Apple Trees ◽  
Second Year ◽  
One Year ◽  
Old Trees ◽  
Positive Effect

The research was carried out in a commercial apple orchard in southeastern Poland. The aim of the research was to evaluate the effect of fertilizer with biostimulation and humic acids with algae extracts and agrogel on the reception and growth of newly planted maiden apple trees of the ‘Gala Must’ variety. One-year-old budwoods were planted annually on the site where fruit trees had grown for 20 years. For the purpose of the experiment, old trees were grubbed up every year in autumn. The experiment assessed the growth and quality of apple trees in the fall of the first year after planting them permanently using a biostimulator in the form of fertilizer and agrogel. On the basis of 3-year studies, it was shown that the application of the assessed preparations had a positive effect on the quality parameters of the trees. The experiment showed the positive effect of the preparation with biostimulation on the best growth and quality parameters every year, which was confirmed by the multidimensional cluster analysis. The fact that the use of agrogel significantly modified the height of the evaluated apple trees in the second year of the study, when lower amounts of rainfall were recorded, is particularly noteworthy.

scholarly journals Se Nanoparticles Induce Changes in the Growth, Antioxidant Responses, and Fruit Quality of Tomato Developed under NaCl Stress

Molecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (17) ◽  
pp. 3030 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mónica Carolina Morales-Espinoza ◽  
Gregorio Cadenas-Pliego ◽  
Marissa Pérez-Alvarez ◽  
Alma Delia Hernández-Fuentes ◽  
Marcelino Cabrera de la Fuente ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fruit Quality ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Nacl Stress ◽  
Selenium Nanoparticles ◽  
Human Diet ◽  
Tomato Crop ◽  
Antioxidant Responses ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Positive Effect

Nanotechnology represents an opportunity to improve the use of elements in agriculture. Selenium is an element that is beneficial to plants and essential to the human diet. The size of nanoparticles gives them characteristics that can enhance the benefits that selenium provides to plants. The objective of the present study was to determine the effects of selenium nanoparticles on the growth, antioxidant responses, and fruit quality of tomato developed under NaCl stress. Four doses of selenium nanoparticles (1, 5, 10, and 20 mg L−1) under NaCl stress, only NaCl, and a control were evaluated. The results showed that the impact of salinity on the growth of the tomato crop can be reduced with the application of selenium nanoparticles. However, the amount of both enzymatic and non-enzymatic compounds significantly increased in the leaves and fruits of tomato. The results suggest that the application of selenium nanoparticles generated a positive effect against salinity in the tomato crop; moreover, it had a positive impact on the content of beneficial biocompounds for human health in tomato fruits.

Bitter pit in the apple variety Cleopatra in Tasmania in relation to calcium and magnesium

1960 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 742 ◽  
Author(s):  
D Martin ◽  
TL Lewis ◽  
J Cerny
Keyword(s):  
Calcium Nitrate ◽  
Calcium Content ◽  
Magnesium Nitrate ◽  
Critical Element ◽  
Apple Variety ◽  
Nitrate Treatment ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Bitter Pit ◽  
Calcium And Magnesium ◽  
Potassium Magnesium

When spray treatments were applied to half-trees of Cleopatra apples, it was shown that magnesium nitrate increased the incidence of pit and calcium nitrate decreased it. There was a suggestion that borax decreased the effectiveness of the calcium nitrate treatment. Magnesium or calcium nitrate, with or without borax, did not affect the potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, or nitrogen content of the fruit cortex. Calcium nitrate in 1959 increased the calcium content but magnesium nitrate had no effect. There was no significant difference in the content of potassium, magnesium, or phosphorus between 1958 and 1959, but the calcium content was 3.3 times as high in 1958. Pit incidence was low in 1958 and high in 1959. No significant difference in content of these four elements could be demonstrated between sound and pitted fruits. The results support the view that calcium is the critical element in pit incidence and that magnesium may play an important part.

scholarly journals Performance of ‘Fuji Suprema’ apple trees treated with budbreak promoters, in São Joaquim-SC

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mateus da Silveira Pasa ◽  
João Felippeto ◽  
Gilberto Nava ◽  
Carina Pereira da Silva ◽  
Alberto Fontanella Brighenti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fruit Quality ◽  
Agricultural Research ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Calcium Nitrate ◽  
Mineral Oil ◽  
Soluble Nitrogen ◽  
Apple Trees ◽  
Santa Catarina ◽  
Time Of Application ◽  
Growing Seasons

Abstract The application of rest breaking agents to overcome the lack of chilling is a common practice in apple orchards in southern Brazil. However, its necessity in areas of greater chilling accumulation, like in the city São Joaquim, Santa Catarina State (SC), has been questioned over the years. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of different budbreak promoters, on the performance of ‘Fuji Suprema’ apple trees, in the region of São Joaquim/SC. The study was performed at the Experimental Station of São Joaquim - Santa Catarina Agricultural Research and Extension Agency (EPAGRI), in the growing seasons of 2013/2014, 2014/2015, and 2015/2016. Plant material consisted of 10-year-old ‘Fuji Suprema apple trees grafted on the rootstock ‘M.9’ and arranged in a randomized complete block design with five replicates. Treatments consisted of a nutrient solution containing soluble nitrogen and calcium (NCaS), combined with either calcium nitrate or mineral oil, at different rates; and hydrogen cyanamide combined with mineral oil. The time of application was when buds were between the stages A (dormant bud) and B (swollen bud; silver tip). The influence of treatments on flowering, budbreak, yield components, and fruit quality was assessed. Flowering and fruit quality were little affected by treatments. In the other hand, the budbreak promoters consistently improved axillary budbreak in two out of three seasons.

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