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Effect Of Calcium and Boron on Growth, Yield and Quality of Pomegranate (Punica granatum L. )


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A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of foliar application of calcium and boron on vegetative growth, flowering, fruiting and fruit quality of young pomegranate plants cv. BHAGWA. The experiment was set under Randomized Block Design with application of calcium (3 and 5%), boron (0.25 and 0.5%) and their combinations with three replications. The experiment showed that combined application (T6) of calcium (3%) and boron (0.25%) increased plant height at higher rate as compared to their sole application and control. It (T6) also produced more number of secondary branches at early stage but, under T7 (calcium 3% and boron 0.5%) at later stages of growth. Although, it was a young orchard, however, flower production was higher under T6 followed by T7 compared to others which was reflected on fruit yield and fruit yield was the highest (359.5 kg/ha) under T6 followed by T7. Fruit weight and fruit size was recorded maximum (77.0 g, 6.1 cm length, 6.00 cm diameter) under T7. But, other quality parameters like fruit volume (70 ml), specific gravity (1.10 g/cc), TSS (12.57 °B) and sugars (6.66 % Total sugars, 4.73 % reducing sugar) were very good under T6. It is concluded that the combined application of calcium (3%) and boron (0.25%) (T6) could be practiced for good growth, yield and quality fruits of pomegranate.

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Pomegranate, Nutrients, Calcium, Boron, Growth, Flowering, Yield, Quality.
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Authors

Sutanu Maji
Department of Applied Plant Science (Horticulture), Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow (U.P.), India
Aniruddha Yadav
Department of Applied Plant Science (Horticulture), Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow (U.P.), India
K. R. Meena
Department of Applied Plant Science (Horticulture), Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow (U.P.), India

Abstract


A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of foliar application of calcium and boron on vegetative growth, flowering, fruiting and fruit quality of young pomegranate plants cv. BHAGWA. The experiment was set under Randomized Block Design with application of calcium (3 and 5%), boron (0.25 and 0.5%) and their combinations with three replications. The experiment showed that combined application (T6) of calcium (3%) and boron (0.25%) increased plant height at higher rate as compared to their sole application and control. It (T6) also produced more number of secondary branches at early stage but, under T7 (calcium 3% and boron 0.5%) at later stages of growth. Although, it was a young orchard, however, flower production was higher under T6 followed by T7 compared to others which was reflected on fruit yield and fruit yield was the highest (359.5 kg/ha) under T6 followed by T7. Fruit weight and fruit size was recorded maximum (77.0 g, 6.1 cm length, 6.00 cm diameter) under T7. But, other quality parameters like fruit volume (70 ml), specific gravity (1.10 g/cc), TSS (12.57 °B) and sugars (6.66 % Total sugars, 4.73 % reducing sugar) were very good under T6. It is concluded that the combined application of calcium (3%) and boron (0.25%) (T6) could be practiced for good growth, yield and quality fruits of pomegranate.

Keywords


Pomegranate, Nutrients, Calcium, Boron, Growth, Flowering, Yield, Quality.

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