Response of Strawberry to Different Organic Fertilizers Application under Irrigation Levels
Year: 2023
Type: article
Abstract: Two field experiments were conducted at a private farm in Abdul Salam Aref, Badr Center, Beheira Governorate, Egypt during the winter growing seasons of 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 to study organic strawberry production under different irrigation levels cultivated in sandy soil. Three irrigation levels (100, 75, and 50%ET0) were arranged in main plots, and the four organic fertilizers ( plant compost (3.5 and 7 t/fed.), chicken manure (1.75 and 3.5 t/fed.), vermicompost (3.5 and 7 t/fed.) and bokashi (3.5 and 7 t/fed.) were arranged in subplots. The results indicated that irrigation levels at 100% recorded the highest values of vegetative growth, i.e., plant height, plant fresh weight, number of leaves, leaf area, and total chlorophyll (SPAD) of strawberries. Also, irrigation levels at 100% gave the highest mean values of yield characteristics (i.e., fruit length, fruit weight, yield/plant, and yield/fed) and caused a significantly higher increase in the studied chemical composition (i.e., TSS, total acidity, total sugar, vitamin C in fruits, and N, P, K percentage in leaves) compared with the other treatment during both seasons. On the other hand, the application of different organic fertilizers significantly increased all these traits. However, vermicompost (7 t/fed.) recorded significant increases in plant height, plant fresh weight, leaf area, total chlorophyll, fruit length in the second season, fruit weight, yield/plant and yield/fed (in the first season), percentage of TSS and content of vitamin C. Meanwhile , chicken manure (3.5 t/fed.) caused the highest mean values of number of leaves, fruit length (in the first season), yield/plant and yield/fed (in the second season), and NPK percentages of leaves compared with the other organic treatments, while the control treatment recorded the highest value of total acidity during both seasons.
Authors: Karam Elzopy, Moubark Ahmed, Amal Abou El-Goud, S. Rizk, Mona Yousry
Language: English
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4385464010