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Benefits of different sources and concentrations of potassium and calcium foliar spray on yield and fruit quality of Medjool date palms

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Abstract

This research was run out during 2019 and 2020 seasons, and included two experiments, to study the effect of potassium (K) and calcium (Ca) as a foliar spray on yield and fruit quality of Medjool date palms. Inflorescences of Medjool date palms were sprayed three times (after fruit set then at the beginning of Kimri stage and the third at Khelal stages) in the first experiment with potassium citrate (KC) or potassium nitrate (KN) at 1, 2 and 3%, while in the second experiment, the inflorescences were sprayed with calcium nitrate (CaN) or calcium chloride (CaC) at 0.5, 1 and 1.5%. From the first study results, foliar spray with KN at 3% could be used to improve fruit yield and quality of Medjool dates. In the second study, it could be recommend tospray date palms with CaN at 1% or spraying CaC with 0.5% to obtain a high yield with good fruits properties.

DOI

10.21608/ejchem.2022.125011.5558

Keywords

Medjool date palm, fruit properties, potassium citrate, potassium nitrate, Calcium Nitrate, calcium chloride, and yield

Authors

First Name

A.Y.I.

Last Name

Thabet

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Affiliation

Pomology Department, Agricultural and Biological Division, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt

Email

ahmed.yahiaibrahim@gmail.com

City

Cairo

Orcid

0000-0003-3489-472X

First Name

Rasha S.

Last Name

Abdel-Hak

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-

Affiliation

Pomology Department, Agricultural and Biological Division, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt

Email

wr_agiad@yahoo.com

City

Cairo

Orcid

0000-0001-7995-2845

First Name

M.M.S.

Last Name

Saleh

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Pomology Department, Agricultural and Biological Division, National research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt

Email

mmsssa2000@yahoo.com

City

Cairo

Orcid

0000-0002-2978-190X

First Name

E.A.M.

Last Name

Mostafa

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-

Affiliation

Pomology Department, Agricultural and Biological Division, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt

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eamm1955@yahoo.com

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-

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0000-0002-0667-8723

Volume

65

Article Issue

13

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37459

Issue Date

2022-12-01

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2022-03-02

Publish Date

2022-12-01

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0449-2285

Online ISSN

2357-0245

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/article_230172.html

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297

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Egyptian Journal of Chemistry

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

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Benefits of different sources and concentrations of potassium and calcium foliar spray on yield and fruit quality of Medjool date palms

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22 Jan 2023