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- Title
Zinc Ameliorates Fruit Yield and Quality of Mangoes Cultivated in Calcareous Soils.
- Authors
Masroor, Hafiz Muhammad; Anjum, Muhammad Akbar; Hussain, Sajjad; Ejaz, Shaghef; Ahmad, Shakeel; Ercisli, Sezai; Zia-Ul-Haq, M.
- Abstract
Zinc (Zn) deficiency is frequently observed in mangoes grown in calcareous soils. Inherent inability of mango to extract sufficient Zn from the soil exacerbates this situation. Therefore, mitigating effects of Zn application was investigated on flowering, fruit setting, yield and quality of mango cv. Samar Bahisht Chaunsa growing in calcareous soils. The experiment consisted of five treatments: control-no Zn, soil application of 50 and 100 g ZnSO per tree and foliar application of 0.5 and 1.0 % ZnSO solution. Zn was applied twice in the 2 week of November, 2011 and 3 week of March, 2012, respectively. The experiment was repeated on the same dates during the next growing season. Zn application significantly increased number of flower panicle, fruits matured panicle, leaf Zn concentrations, fruit size, peel thickness, fruit weights at harvest and after ripening and fruit yield tree, whereas it reduced malformed panicles and early fruit drop. However, flower sex ratio and fruit set remained statistically unaffected. Similarly, fruit quality in terms of total soluble solids, flesh color, aroma, flavor and overall acceptability significantly improved as compared to control. Foliar application mitigated Zn deficiency more effectively than the soil application in calcareous soils.
- Subjects
FRUIT yield; MANGO; FRUIT quality; CALCAREOUS soils; ZINC deficiency diseases; PLANT growth; PLANTS
- Publication
Erwerbs-Obstbau, 2016, Vol 58, Issue 1, p49
- ISSN
0014-0309
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10341-015-0258-2