Abstract
To investigate the effect of different fertilizers on yield and health related traits of pomegranate fruit, a field experiment was carried out during 2014 and 2015 seasons on six years old pomegranate trees cv. ‘Bajestani’ growing in sandy loam soil under drip irrigation system in Khalilabad city, Khorasan, Iran. Organic fertilizers including: cow manure (25 kg/tree), vermicompost (5 kg/tree), and granulate humic (2 kg/tree) were applied without or with biofertilizers (azetobarvar, phosphobarvar and potabarvar at 1 liter/tree) by placement method. Results showed that plants treated with combination of organic and biofertilizers had higher yield and lower fruit drop than plants treated with organic fertilizers individually. The lowest fruit cracking (7.5%, 2.25%) as well as fruit infestation with Ectomyelois ceratoniae (Zeller) (27.5%, 25.34%) were observed in the plants treated with both biofertilizers and humic in 2014 and 2015, respectively. The most infestation to E. ceratoniae was observed in control treatment (38.07%, 31.44%) in both years, respectively. Fruit sunburn was not affected by nutrition of any type in both years. Results of leaf analysis revealed that plants treated by a combination of biofertilizer and humic had higher levels of macro and micronutrients compared with untreated plants. Altogether, our results suggest that biofertilizer in combination with organic fertilizers, especially granular humic, could be used in pomegranate orchards management to improve pomegranate yield, as well as to prevent crop losses resulting from cracking, nutrient deficiency and E. ceratoniae infestation.
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Claim · model-written summary
Combined organic and biofertilizers increased pomegranate yield versus organic fertilizers alone.
- Taxon
- pomegranate
Punica granatumt0 - Treatment
- combination of organic and biofertilizerse0
- Outcome
- yielde0
- Direction
- highere0
- Comparator
- organic fertilizers individuallye0
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Verbatim
t0“pomegranate trees”
e0“plants treated with combination of organic and biofertilizers had higher yield and lower fruit drop than plants treated with organic fertilizers individually.”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined organic and biofertilizers reduced pomegranate fruit drop versus organic fertilizers alone.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatumt0
- Treatment
- combination of organic and biofertilizerse0
- Outcome
- fruit drope0
- Direction
- lowere0
- Comparator
- organic fertilizers individuallye0
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Verbatim
t0“pomegranate trees”
e0“plants treated with combination of organic and biofertilizers had higher yield and lower fruit drop than plants treated with organic fertilizers individually.”
Claim · model-written summary
Biofertilizers with humic produced the lowest fruit cracking, 7.5% and 2.25% in 2014 and 2015.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatumt0
- Treatment
- both biofertilizers and humice0
- Outcome
- fruit crackinge0
- Direction
- loweste0
- Value
- 7.5%, 2.25%e0
- Qualifier
- 2014 and 2015e0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
t0“pomegranate trees”
e0“The lowest fruit cracking (7.5%, 2.25%) as well as fruit infestation with Ectomyelois ceratoniae (Zeller) (27.5%, 25.34%) were observed in the plants treated with both biofertilizers and humic in 2014 and 2015, respectively.”
Claim · model-written summary
Biofertilizers with humic produced the lowest Ectomyelois ceratoniae fruit infestation, 27.5% and 25.34% in 2014 and 2015.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatumt0
- Treatment
- both biofertilizers and humice0
- Interactor
- Ectomyelois ceratoniae
Ectomyelois ceratoniaee0pest - Outcome
- fruit infestation with Ectomyelois ceratoniaee0
- Direction
- loweste0
- Value
- 27.5%, 25.34%e0
- Qualifier
- 2014 and 2015e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“pomegranate trees”
e0“The lowest fruit cracking (7.5%, 2.25%) as well as fruit infestation with Ectomyelois ceratoniae (Zeller) (27.5%, 25.34%) were observed in the plants treated with both biofertilizers and humic in 2014 and 2015, respectively.”
Claim · model-written summary
Control fruit had the highest E. ceratoniae infestation, 38.07% and 31.44% in the two years.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatumt0
- Treatment
- control treatmente0
- Interactor
- E. ceratoniaeEctomyelois ceratoniaee0pest
- Outcome
- infestation to E. ceratoniaee0
- Direction
- moste0
- Value
- 38.07%, 31.44%e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“pomegranate trees”
e0“The most infestation to E. ceratoniae was observed in control treatment (38.07%, 31.44%) in both years, respectively.”
Claim · model-written summary
Fruit sunburn was unaffected by nutrition in either year.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatumt0
- Treatment
- nutrition of any typee0
- Outcome
- Fruit sunburne0
- Direction
- not affectede0
- Qualifier
- both yearse0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
t0“pomegranate trees”
e0“Fruit sunburn was not affected by nutrition of any type in both years.”
Claim · model-written summary
Biofertilizer plus humic increased leaf macro and micronutrient levels relative to untreated plants.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatumt0
- Organ / stage
- leafe1
- Treatment
- combination of biofertilizer and humice0
- Outcome
- levels of macro and micronutrientse0
- Direction
- highere0
- Comparator
- untreated plantse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“pomegranate trees”
e0“plants treated by a combination of biofertilizer and humic had higher levels of macro and micronutrients compared with untreated plants.”
e1“Results of leaf analysis revealed that”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors suggested combining biofertilizer with organic fertilizers, especially granular humic, to improve orchard yield and reduce losses.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatumt0
- Interactor
- E. ceratoniaeEctomyelois ceratoniaee0pest
- Outcome
- could be used in pomegranate orchards management to improve pomegranate yielde0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“pomegranate trees”
e0“biofertilizer in combination with organic fertilizers, especially granular humic, could be used in pomegranate orchards management to improve pomegranate yield, as well as to prevent crop losses resulting from cracking, nutrient deficiency and E. ceratoniae infestation.”
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