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EFFECT OF NITROGEN AND SOME WEED CONTROL METHODS ON YIELD AND QUALITY OF ONION IN A NEWLY RECLAIMED SOIL

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Abstract

Two field experiments were carried out during the two successive winter seasons of 2014/2015 and 2015/2016, at the Farm of the Faculty of Agriculture, New Valley University, to study the effect of four rates of mineral nitrogen fertilizer, i.e., 0, 178.60, 357.14 and 535.71 kg N ha-1and three weed control methods, i.e., unweeding, hand weeding and chemical herbicides, i.e.,bentazon (Basagran® 48% AS) and clethodium (Select super® 12.5% EC) at the recommended rates (1.19 L/238L/ha and 0.595 L/238L/ha, respectively)on yieldandbulb quality of onion cv. Giza 6. The obtained results showed that the interaction from mineral nitrogen at the highest rate (535.71 kg N ha-1) and hand weeding methodsignificantly increased the percentages of bulbs ranged from 6-8 cm in diameter, doubles,bulbfreshweight (g), bulb diameter and length (cm),bulb dry matter(%), bulb quality such as vitamin C concentration, percentages of sulfur volatile oil, total soluble solids (TSS), crude protein and total carbohydratesin onion bulb. On the other hand, the percentages of bulbs ranged from 3.5-6 cm in diameter, bolters and pickleswere the highest with the interaction between unfertilized and unweeding plants in both growing seasons. In this regard, the interaction between the highest rate of nitrogen ha-1and hand weedingmethodsignificantly increased yield ha-1.In addition,thehighest values ofyielddue to the interaction between the highest rate of nitrogen ha-1and hand weedingmethodwere12.59 and 13.51 ton ha-1, when compared to the interaction between unfertilized and unweeding plants(4.29 and 4.19 ton ha-1) in both growing seasons, respectively.

DOI

10.21608/ejdr.2018.4685.1006

Keywords

Allium cepa, nitrogen, hand weeding, herbicides, yield, Volatile oil

Authors

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Mohamed Ali

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Affiliation

Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, New Valley University

Email

mohamedahmedali77@yahoo.com

City

Awlad Sacker, Sharkia Governorate, Egypt

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First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

El-Tokhy

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Affiliation

Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, New Valley University

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drtokhei@gmail.com

City

Cairo

Orcid

0000-0002-0324-5375

Volume

68

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1

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1359

Issue Date

2018-06-01

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2018-08-03

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2018-06-01

Page Start

117

Page End

133

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1687-8043

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2356-9875

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117

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Egyptian Journal of Desert Research

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

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EFFECT OF NITROGEN AND SOME WEED CONTROL METHODS ON YIELD AND QUALITY OF ONION IN A NEWLY RECLAIMED SOIL

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22 Jan 2023