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The Impact of Silicon on Growth and Fruiting of Zaghloul Date Palms

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Horticulture (Vegetable, Pomology and Ornamentals)

Abstract

This study was carried out during 2015 and 2016 seasons to investigate the effect of different concentrations (0.05, 0.1 and 0.2%) and frequencies of application of (once, twice or thrice) potassium silicate on vegetative growth aspects and nutrients in the leaves as well as yield and fruit quality of Zaghloul date palms. Randomized complete block design was adopted. Treating the palms once, twice or thrice with potassium silicate at 0.05 to 0.2% had an announced effect on improving all growth traits, leaf chemical components, bunch weight, yield and fruit quality over the check treatment. The promotion on these parameters was in proportional to the increase in concentrations and frequencies of application. Meaningless improvement on these parameters was recorded among the higher two concentrations (0.1 & 0.2%) and frequencies of application (twice & thrice). For improving yield and fruit quality of Zaghloul date palms, it is necessary to spray the palms twice before hand pollination and again just after fruit setting with potassium silicate at 0.1%.

DOI

10.21608/ajas.2017.5550

Keywords

Zaghloul date palms, silicon, Concentrations, frequencies of application, yield, fruit quality

Volume

48

Article Issue

5-1

Related Issue

953

Issue Date

2017-10-01

Receive Date

2017-06-05

Publish Date

2017-10-01

Page Start

158

Page End

166

Print ISSN

1110-0486

Online ISSN

2356-9840

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https://ajas.journals.ekb.eg/article_5550.html

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Original Article

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62

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Journal

Publication Title

Assiut Journal of Agricultural Sciences

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https://ajas.journals.ekb.eg/

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The Impact of Silicon on Growth and Fruiting of Zaghloul Date Palms

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Created At

22 Jan 2023