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Effects of Time of Application of N and K and of N Rate on Performance of Nucellar ‘Valencia’ Orange Trees on Two Stocks1

Year: 1971

Type: article

Abstract: Yield of fruit, fruit quality, and mineral composition of the leaves of ‘Valencia’ orange [ Citrus sinensis (L.) Osb.] were essentially unchanged by widely different schedules of applying N and K. Single annual applications of NH 4 NO 3 were made in fall, spring, or summer. Applications of KCl were made twice yearly, annually in fall or spring, or biennially in alternate springs. Two rates of N maintained average leaf levels of about 2.6 and 2.7%. A yield increase accompanied the higher level of N. Similar responses occurred on ‘Rough’ lemon ( C. jambhiri Lush.) and ‘Cleopatra’ mandarin ( C. reticulata Blanco) rootstocks.

Source: Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

DOI: 10.21273/jashs.96.5.568

Author: Paul F. Smith

Institutions: Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture

Language: English

Topic: Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies

Subfield: Plant Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,500