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Effect of Organic Fertilization with Moringa Oleifera Seeds Cake and Compost on Storability of Valencia Orange Fruits

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Biochemistry

Abstract

This study was carried out during two successive seasons 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 at the experimental research station of National Research Centre at Nubaria, El Behera governorate, Egypt. The work aimed to test the effect of moringa seeds cake and compost on Valencia orange (Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck) fruit quality during cold storage. Treatments included; moringa seed cake 100% (3 tons/fed), compost 100% (3 tons/fed), 1 moringa seed cake: 1 compost, 1 moringa seed cake: 2 compost, 2 moringa seed cake: 1 compost and control without moringa seed cake or compost. Results showed that, application of Valencia orange trees by moringa seeds cake at 100% or in combination with compost at 2:1 ratio significantly improved fruit quality at the harvest. In addition, these treatments significantly reduced weight loss percentage and firmness deterioration of fruits during storage. Moreover, delayed the changes of fruit weight loss percentage, color values (L* and h°), firmness, juice percentage, TSS: TA ratio, ascorbic acid and carotene content. Therefore, it could be recommended that fertilizing with moringa seeds cake as a natural organic fertilizer source for substitution of some chemical fertilizers, besides its positive role in improving the fruit quality at the harvest and during storage period.

DOI

10.21608/ejchem.2021.90997.4329

Keywords

Valencia orange, organic fertilization, moringa seed cake, compost, fruit quality and cold storage

Authors

First Name

Gehan

Last Name

El-Hadidy

MiddleName

Abd El-Malek

Affiliation

Fruit Handling Res. Dept., Hort. Res. Inst. ARC, Giza, Egypt

Email

gigihadidy@yahoo.com

City

Giza

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First Name

Thanaa

Last Name

Mahmoud

MiddleName

Sh.M.

Affiliation

Horticulture crops Technology Department, Agricultural and Biological Division, National Research Centre

Email

thanaa_3000@yahoo.com

City

Giza

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http://orcid.org/000

First Name

Fatma

Last Name

Shaaban

MiddleName

K. M.

Affiliation

Fruit Handling Res. Dept., Hort. Res. Inst. Agric. Res. Cen., Giza, Egypt

Email

dr.fatmakorany@yahoo.com

City

Giza

Orcid

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First Name

Nahla

Last Name

Hemdan

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Soils and Water Use Dept., National Research Centre, Egypt

Email

nahlahamdan@yahoo.com

City

Giza

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Volume

65

Article Issue

2

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28751

Issue Date

2022-02-01

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2021-08-16

Publish Date

2022-02-01

Page Start

659

Page End

667

Print ISSN

0449-2285

Online ISSN

2357-0245

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/article_191612.html

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297

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Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Chemistry

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/

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Effect of Organic Fertilization with Moringa Oleifera Seeds Cake and Compost on Storability of Valencia Orange Fruits

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22 Jan 2023