Role of Boron and Calcium on growth, flowering and yield of strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa Duch) var. Liberation D'Orleans
Year: 2020
Type: article
Abstract: This study was conducted in the field of Horticulture Dept. at Agricultural & Forestry College, Mosul University during the season of 2017/2018.The aim was to study the effect of Calcium concentration (0.25 and 0.5% as calcium chloride) and Boron concentration (30 and 60 mg.L -1 as Boric acid) and control (Untreated plants), on the growth, flowering and yield of strawberry plant var.Liberation D'Orleans.The design of the experiment was a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications.Results indicated that the plants which sprayed with 0.25% Ca gave the highest and significantly different results of average of No. leaves/plants (43.67), leaf area (4268.1 cm 2 ), No. of runner/ plant (21.58) in comparison with control, except the highest average of vegetative dry weight (187.71)gm.While 0.5% Ca spraying application gave the best average, which differs significantly in No. of flowers/plant (20.00),Total yield/plant (112.34gm) and Total yield/Exp.unit (449.37gm).compared to control.The best effect of Boron was shown in the dry weight of root that gave 174.71 g and it differs significantly in comparison with Ca conc.and control treatment (non-spraying).
Language: English
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4242043476