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IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY AND QUALITY OF MANGO USING HUMIC ACID AND VERMICOMPOSTING LEACHATE IN NORTH SINAI

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Abstract

This study was conducted during the two successive seasons 2016 and 2017 at Baloza district, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. This study is a trail to solve the problems of salinity that impede the sustainable development of horticultural economic activities (even all of the agriculture activities) by improving the productivity of such fruit orchard and the quality of the produced fruits. In this study, two bio-organic materials (humicacid and vermicomposting leachate)used to overcome the negative effects of salinity on mango trees(Keitt cultivar).Three concentrations of vermicomposting leachate(VCL): control (tap water), (VCL)1: vermicomposting leachate at 10% and(VCL)2:vermicomposting leachate at 15%were sprayed on the trees and three levels of humic acid [(HA)0: control (without),  (HA)1: 20 ml/ tree/season  and (HA)2:40 ml/ tree/season] added to soil were the main treatments applied to achieve the aim of the work.All treatments were added three times, the first added when growth started, the second was after full bloomand the last added three weeks later after setting.The obtained results revealed that all treatments were very effective in stimulating growth parameters, mineral contents, yield, physical and chemical characteristics of the fruits. In addition,(VCL)with(HA)2increasedleaf area, total chlorophyll content, leaf mineral contents (N, P and K), fruit set, fruit retention, fruit weight, pulp weight, pulp/fruitpercentage, number of fruits/tree, yield/tree, total soluble solids, total sugar content, ascorbic acid and decreased peel weight and total acidity in the Keitt mangoes cv.Furthermore, increasing humic aciddecreased EC, pH, Cl and Na and increasedFe, Zn, Cu and Mn in the soil.

DOI

10.21608/ejdr.2018.39089

Keywords

Mango, Keitt, Humic acid, vermicomposting leachate, yield, fruit quality

Authors

First Name

Sheren

Last Name

Abd El-Hameid

MiddleName

Adel

Affiliation

Department of Plant Production, Desert Research Center, Cairo, Egypt

Email

sherenadel3m@yahoo.com

City

Cairo

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Volume

68

Article Issue

1

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1359

Issue Date

2018-06-01

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2018-01-09

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2018-06-01

Page Start

37

Page End

59

Print ISSN

1687-8043

Online ISSN

2356-9875

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https://ejdr.journals.ekb.eg/article_39089.html

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117

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Journal

Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Desert Research

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https://ejdr.journals.ekb.eg/

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IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY AND QUALITY OF MANGO USING HUMIC ACID AND VERMICOMPOSTING LEACHATE IN NORTH SINAI

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22 Jan 2023