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Evaluation of Some Adjuvants in Improving Foliar Fertilizers Efficiency

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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A series of lab and field experiments were carried out to evaluate the possibility of using some substances as adjuvants added to the foliar fertilizer tank to improve fertilizer application and use efficiency. Each of the suggested substances was prepared in 10 concentrations treatments, ranging between 0.05 and 2g/L. The effect of each concentration on static surface tension and static contact angle in liquid/air/glass and solid plant leaves/air interface were used to evaluate and find out the optimum concentration of each substance to be used as adjuvant. An Adjmix-D1 was prepared using 0.6g/L Triethanolamine and 0.6g/L liquid soap as surfactants, 0.6g/L glycerin as a humectant, 0.6 g/L Arabic gum as a sticker and 0.6g/L urea as a penetrator. The obtained results showed that fruit yield as well as N, K, Fe, Zn and Mn contents in white eggplants and cucumber leaves are positively increased by the applications of improved foliar fertilizers (IFF). This increase can be arranged in the following descending order: Adjmix-D1 > Adjmix-D2 > Liquid soap > Rixi film > Triethanolamine. It could be concluded that the Adjmix-D1 can be used as an effective adjuvant for improving foliar fertilizer application efficiency.

DOI

10.21608/ajs.2021.95510.1416

Keywords

adjuvants, Improved foliar fertilizers, Surfactant, static surface tension, static contact angle

Authors

First Name

Dina

Last Name

Omran

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Affiliation

Soil Science Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo Egypt

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dina_mamdouh@agr.asu.edu.eg

City

Cairo

Orcid

0000-0002-0182-2166

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Ibrahim

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Soil Science Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo Egypt

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ahmed_abdelfatah@agr.asu.edu.eg

City

Cairo

Orcid

0000-0003-4765-5672

First Name

Manal

Last Name

Mohamed

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-

Affiliation

Soil Science Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo Egypt

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manalmubarak1@agr.asu.edu.eg

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القاهرة

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0000-0001-9029-0600

First Name

Mona

Last Name

Nossier

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-

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Soil Science Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo Egypt

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mona_nossier@agr.asu.edu.eg

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Cairo

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0000-0001-9029-0600

Volume

29

Article Issue

3

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29773

Issue Date

2021-12-01

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2021-09-20

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2021-12-01

Page Start

953

Page End

967

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1110-2675

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2636-3585

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669

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Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences

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Evaluation of Some Adjuvants in Improving Foliar Fertilizers Efficiency

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22 Jan 2023