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IMPACT OF FOLIAR BORON FERTILIZATION ON NUTRIENT UPTAKE AND FRUIT QUALITY OF TART CHERRY ON AN ACIDIC SANDY SOIL IN EASTERN HUNGARY
Article number
1020_48
Pages
347 – 351
Language
English
Abstract
The aim of the experiment was to study the effects of foliar boron (B) applica-tion on nutrient uptake and fruit quality of tart cherry (Prunus cerasus L.). The examination was conducted during 2008-2009 on four mature popular Hungarian tart cherry cultivars Oblacsinszka, Érdi bőtermő, Újfehértói fürtös and Petri grown in Eastern Hungary on an acidic sandy soil with low B content.
Trees were treated with B by foliar application (0.5% B). Foliar treatments were made in the spring at full bloom.
Trees untreated with B served as a control.
B sprays had no consistent effect on summer leaf B status, increasing leaf B in only two cultivars (Oblacsinszka, Újfehértói fürtös). Moreover, leaf B content was strongly influenced by cultivar.
Also, treatments had inconsistent effects on internal fruit composition.
Monosaccharides, vitamin C and organic acid contents of sour cherry were more strongly affected by cultivars than applied treatments.
Trees were treated with B by foliar application (0.5% B). Foliar treatments were made in the spring at full bloom.
Trees untreated with B served as a control.
B sprays had no consistent effect on summer leaf B status, increasing leaf B in only two cultivars (Oblacsinszka, Újfehértói fürtös). Moreover, leaf B content was strongly influenced by cultivar.
Also, treatments had inconsistent effects on internal fruit composition.
Monosaccharides, vitamin C and organic acid contents of sour cherry were more strongly affected by cultivars than applied treatments.
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Authors
P.T. Nagy, SZ. Persely, Z. Szabó , J. Nyéki
Keywords
Prunus cerasus L., boron fertilization, nutrient uptake, fruit quality
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