Abstract
Zinc (Zn) deficiency is commonly observed in pomegranate (Punica granatum) orchards. In this study the response of four commercial pomegranate cultivars to foliar Zn fertilization at a rate of 0.4% was evaluated in a two-years field experiment. Although, Zn fertilization did not significantly increase total fruit yield the unmarketable yield was significantly reduced. Fruit juice dry weight, density and concentration of solid materials and minerals were significantly increased by foliar application of Zn, which have important implications on fruit quality for pomegranate processing industries. Zn application significantly increased Zn concentration in leaf in all cultivars and fruit juice in three cultivars. However, seed Zn concentration was not affected in all cultivars. Based on the results, different cultivars respond differently to Zn fertilization under irrigation with saline water.
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Claims 7
Claim · model-written summary
Zinc fertilization did not significantly increase total fruit yield.
- Taxon
- pomegranate
Punica granatume1 - Treatment
- Zn fertilizatione0
- Outcome
- total fruit yielde0
- Direction
- did not significantly increasee0
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e0“Zn fertilization did not significantly increase total fruit yield”
e1“pomegranate (Punica granatum)”
Claim · model-written summary
Zinc fertilization significantly reduced unmarketable yield.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatume2
- Treatment
- Zn fertilizatione1
- Outcome
- unmarketable yielde0
- Direction
- reducede0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“the unmarketable yield was significantly reduced”
e1“Zn fertilization did not significantly increase total fruit yield”
e2“pomegranate (Punica granatum)”
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar zinc significantly increased fruit juice dry weight, density, and solid and mineral concentrations.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatume1
- Treatment
- foliar application of Zne0
- Outcome
- Fruit juice dry weight, density and concentration of solid materials and mineralse0
- Direction
- increasede0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Fruit juice dry weight, density and concentration of solid materials and minerals were significantly increased by foliar application of Zn”
e1“pomegranate (Punica granatum)”
Claim · model-written summary
Zinc application significantly increased leaf zinc concentration in all cultivars.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatume1
- Treatment
- Zn applicatione0
- Outcome
- Zn concentration in leafe0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Qualifier
- all cultivarse0
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Verbatim
e0“Zn application significantly increased Zn concentration in leaf in all cultivars”
e1“pomegranate (Punica granatum)”
Claim · model-written summary
Zinc application significantly increased fruit juice zinc concentration in three cultivars.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatume1
- Treatment
- Zn applicatione0
- Outcome
- Zn concentration in leaf in all cultivars and fruit juicee0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Qualifier
- three cultivarse0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Zn application significantly increased Zn concentration in leaf in all cultivars and fruit juice in three cultivars”
e1“pomegranate (Punica granatum)”
Claim · model-written summary
Zinc application did not affect seed zinc concentration in any cultivar.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatume2
- Treatment
- Zn applicatione1
- Outcome
- seed Zn concentratione0
- Direction
- not affectede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“seed Zn concentration was not affected in all cultivars”
e1“Zn application significantly increased Zn concentration in leaf”
e2“pomegranate (Punica granatum)”
Claim · model-written summary
Cultivars responded differently to zinc fertilization under saline irrigation.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatume1
- Material
- different cultivarse0
- Treatment
- Zn fertilizatione0
- Outcome
- respond differentlye0
- Qualifier
- irrigation with saline watere0
Not reportedDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“different cultivars respond differently to Zn fertilization under irrigation with saline water”
e1“pomegranate (Punica granatum)”
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