A. Medan, R., F. A. Mosa, W. (2025). IMPROVING THE PRODUCTIVITY AND QUALITY OF FIG TREES VIA FOLIAR APPLICATION OF ORGANIC, CHEMICAL AND BIO FERTILIZERS. , 23(1), 326-338. doi: 10.32649/ajas.2025.186646
R. A. Medan; W. F. A. Mosa. "IMPROVING THE PRODUCTIVITY AND QUALITY OF FIG TREES VIA FOLIAR APPLICATION OF ORGANIC, CHEMICAL AND BIO FERTILIZERS". , 23, 1, 2025, 326-338. doi: 10.32649/ajas.2025.186646
A. Medan, R., F. A. Mosa, W. (2025). 'IMPROVING THE PRODUCTIVITY AND QUALITY OF FIG TREES VIA FOLIAR APPLICATION OF ORGANIC, CHEMICAL AND BIO FERTILIZERS', , 23(1), pp. 326-338. doi: 10.32649/ajas.2025.186646
A. Medan, R., F. A. Mosa, W. IMPROVING THE PRODUCTIVITY AND QUALITY OF FIG TREES VIA FOLIAR APPLICATION OF ORGANIC, CHEMICAL AND BIO FERTILIZERS. , 2025; 23(1): 326-338. doi: 10.32649/ajas.2025.186646

IMPROVING THE PRODUCTIVITY AND QUALITY OF FIG TREES VIA FOLIAR APPLICATION OF ORGANIC, CHEMICAL AND BIO FERTILIZERS

Anbar Journal of Agricultural Sciences
Volume 23, Issue 1, June 2025, Pages 326-338    PDF (491.12 K)
Document Type: Research Paper
DOI: 10.32649/ajas.2025.186646
Authors
R. A. Medan1; W. F. A. Mosa2
1Hortic. & Landscape Design Dept., College of Agric., University of Kirkuk, Iraq
2Plant Production Department (Horticulture-Pomology), Faculty of Agriculture, Saba Basha, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21531, Egypt
Abstract
The inferior quality, small size, and low yields of fig fruits are among the problems facing producers in Iraq. This study investigated the effect of spraying of 0-, 2-, and 3-ml L-1 liquid organic fertilizer, 0 and 3 g L-1 nanocomposite fertilizer, and 0-, 2- and 4-mL L-1 of EM-1 biofertilizer on 8-year-old fig trees cv. Khalo Baziani. RCBD was used as a factorial experiment with three factors and three replications. Fruit weight, number, yield, size, and total soluble solids significantly increased after spraying with 3 mL L-1 organic fertilizer concentration to 22.65 g fruit-1, 807.50 fruits tree -1, 18.27 kg tree-1, 36.07 cm3, and 18.49%. The 3 g L-1 nano-composite fertilizer concentration led to a significant increase in the same traits at 22.86 g fruit -1, 739.53 fruits tree -1, 16.90 kg tree-1, 34.68 cm3, and 17.85%, respectively. The 4 mL L-1 biofertilizer concentration produced a significant increase in fruit weight and total yield at 23.08 gm fruit-1 and 16.78 kg tree-1, respectively. This study recommends using liquid organic fertilizer, NPK nanoparticles, and EM-1 biofertilizer as an integrated approach to improve fig tree productivity and fruit quality in locations having conditions similar to the experiment areas
Keywords
Organic; Chemical; Bio fertilizers; Fig
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