Biostimulants and Nano-Potassium on the Yield and Fruit Quality of Date Palm
Although chemical fertilization has been excessively used for a high yield of fruit trees, it causes many problems such as nitrate accumulation, soil deterioration, and food safety and quality decline; therefore, the dependency on the usage of biostimulants has become paramount when aiming to reduce...
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| author | Adel M. Al-Saif Lidia Sas-Paszt Ragab. M. Saad Hesham S. Abada Ahmed Ayoub Walid F. A. Mosa |
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| description | Although chemical fertilization has been excessively used for a high yield of fruit trees, it causes many problems such as nitrate accumulation, soil deterioration, and food safety and quality decline; therefore, the dependency on the usage of biostimulants has become paramount when aiming to reduce the usage of chemical fertilizers, improve the fruit quality, and increase the shelf life of the fruits. The present experiment was conducted during the 2021–2022 seasons to study the effect of the foliar of yeast extract (YE), fulvic acid (FA), moringa leaf extract (MLE), seaweed extract (SWE), and nano-potassium (K NPs) alone or after combining each one of them individually with K NPs on the yield and fruit physical and chemical characteristics of date palm cv. Samani. The results show that the application of 0.2% YE + 0.02% K NPs led to the highest results in yield, bunch weight, fruit weight, flesh weight, fruit content from soluble solids, total and reduced sugars, VC, total chlorophyll, and carotene. Additionally, the results also demonstrate that the application of 0.4% SWE + 0.02% K NPs, 0.4% FA + 0.02% K NPs, and 6% MLE positively affected the previously mentioned measurements compared with the control or the other sprayed treatments. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c37b86c7615946fa8f104f467559850a2023-11-19T16:39:53ZengMDPI AGHorticulturae2311-75242023-10-01910113710.3390/horticulturae9101137Biostimulants and Nano-Potassium on the Yield and Fruit Quality of Date PalmAdel M. Al-Saif0Lidia Sas-Paszt1Ragab. M. Saad2Hesham S. Abada3Ahmed Ayoub4Walid F. A. Mosa5Department of Plant Production, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi ArabiaThe National Institute of Horticultural Research, Konstytucji 3 Maja 1/3, 96-100 Skierniewice, PolandPlant Production Department (Horticulture-Pomology), Faculty of Agriculture, Saba Basha, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21531, EgyptPlant Production Department, Arid Lands Cultivation Research Institute, City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-City), New Borg El-Arab City 21934, EgyptProject Management Department, Arid Lands Cultivation Research Institute (ALCRI), City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-City), New Borg Al-Arab City 21934, EgyptPlant Production Department (Horticulture-Pomology), Faculty of Agriculture, Saba Basha, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21531, EgyptAlthough chemical fertilization has been excessively used for a high yield of fruit trees, it causes many problems such as nitrate accumulation, soil deterioration, and food safety and quality decline; therefore, the dependency on the usage of biostimulants has become paramount when aiming to reduce the usage of chemical fertilizers, improve the fruit quality, and increase the shelf life of the fruits. The present experiment was conducted during the 2021–2022 seasons to study the effect of the foliar of yeast extract (YE), fulvic acid (FA), moringa leaf extract (MLE), seaweed extract (SWE), and nano-potassium (K NPs) alone or after combining each one of them individually with K NPs on the yield and fruit physical and chemical characteristics of date palm cv. Samani. The results show that the application of 0.2% YE + 0.02% K NPs led to the highest results in yield, bunch weight, fruit weight, flesh weight, fruit content from soluble solids, total and reduced sugars, VC, total chlorophyll, and carotene. Additionally, the results also demonstrate that the application of 0.4% SWE + 0.02% K NPs, 0.4% FA + 0.02% K NPs, and 6% MLE positively affected the previously mentioned measurements compared with the control or the other sprayed treatments.https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/9/10/1137date palmmoringanano-fertilizersseaweed extractyeast |
| spellingShingle | Adel M. Al-Saif Lidia Sas-Paszt Ragab. M. Saad Hesham S. Abada Ahmed Ayoub Walid F. A. Mosa Biostimulants and Nano-Potassium on the Yield and Fruit Quality of Date Palm Horticulturae date palm moringa nano-fertilizers seaweed extract yeast |
| title | Biostimulants and Nano-Potassium on the Yield and Fruit Quality of Date Palm |
| title_full | Biostimulants and Nano-Potassium on the Yield and Fruit Quality of Date Palm |
| title_fullStr | Biostimulants and Nano-Potassium on the Yield and Fruit Quality of Date Palm |
| title_full_unstemmed | Biostimulants and Nano-Potassium on the Yield and Fruit Quality of Date Palm |
| title_short | Biostimulants and Nano-Potassium on the Yield and Fruit Quality of Date Palm |
| title_sort | biostimulants and nano potassium on the yield and fruit quality of date palm |
| topic | date palm moringa nano-fertilizers seaweed extract yeast |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/9/10/1137 |
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