EFFECT OF POTASSIUM AND ASCORBIC ACID ON GROWTH, YIELD AND QUALITY OF OLIVE CV. KHADRAWI

M. M. Al- Atrushy, S.; M. Abdul-Qader, S.

	EFFECT OF POTASSIUM AND ASCORBIC ACID ON GROWTH, YIELD AND QUALITY OF OLIVE CV. KHADRAWI
The Iraqi Journal of Agricultural Science
Article 1, Volume 47, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1556-1561
Authors
S. M. M. Al- Atrushy; S. M. Abdul-Qader
Abstract
This study was carried out in a private olive orchard located near kasara village, Duhok governorate, Kurdistan region, Iraq, during growing season 2014 in order to study the effect of spraying olive tree 8 years old with three concentration of potassium fertilizer as potassium sulfate (0, 5 and 10 g.l-1) and three concentration of ascorbic acid (0, 200 and 400 mg.l-1). The spraying of both potassium and ascorbic acid carried out twice per season, first two week after growth began, second month later. Results indicate that spraying potassium at 10g.l-1 significantly increased leaf area, leaf dry weight, chlorophyll content, fruit weight, fruit flesh weight and fruits quality include fruit length, fruit width and TSS %. Ascorbic acid at 400mg.l-1 significantly increased all vegetative growth, physical and chemical fruits properties except seed weight and TSS %. Maximum values (38.77cm2, 0.184g, 60.32g, 8.533g, 1.903g, 3.40mm, 3.03mm and 16.25%) of leaf area, leaf dry weight, fruit weight, fruit flesh weight, fruit length, fruit width and TSS respectively were resulted from the interaction of 10 g.l-1 potassium + 400mg.l-1 Ascorbic acid compared to minimum values with untreated trees .
Keywords
olive; Khadrawi; potassium; ascorbic acid

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