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JOURNAL OF PLANT NUTRITION
Volume 33, Issue 2, Pages 175-184Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/01904160903434246
Keywords
boron; micronutrients; calcium; macronutrients; nutrient translocation; postharvest; fruit crops
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- Turkish Scientific and Technological Research Council (TUBITAK) [TOGTAG 2573/7]
- Ege University Science and Technology Center [2005 BIL 022]
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The objective of the study is to investigate the role of calcium (Ca) and boron (B) synergy in higher maintenance of Ca in fruit buds during senescence. To study the hypothesis, an experiment was conducted for two years in two 'Starking Delicious' apple (Malus domastica Borkh.) orchards established on seedling rootstocks in Banaz, Usak, Turkey. Treatments composed of postharvest foliar sprays of Ca at rate of 15.13 kg h-1, B at rate of 2.47 kg h-1 and their combination (Ca+B) compared with control trees sprayed with water. Fruiting spurs, flower ovaries, young and mature fruits were sampled and analyzed for their Ca, B, potassium (K) and magnesium (Mg) contents. Fruit were stored for six months and quality attributes were studied. Results put forth that Ca+B treatments significantly increase fruit Ca and B concentrations and firmness. The results displayed that postharvest B spray improves Ca nutrition of fruits through synergism of Ca+B on Ca translocation.
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