Abstract
Fruit drop is a key issue with date palm cultivars that can be addressed with a variety of methods and strategies. Foliar application of macronutrients can be more effective in inhibiting fruit drop and improving the quality of date fruits. The current study was carried out to investigate the possible role of potassium (K) and urea to reduce fruit drop and improve the fruit quality of “Dhakki” date palm. It was conducted in a complete randomised block design with seven treatments and three replications at Pakistan's Agricultural Research Institute, Dera Ismail Khan. The treatments used were: (i) Control (distilled water spray); (ii) Potassium sulphate (K2SO4) at 1 %; (iii) K2SO4 at 1 % + Urea at 2 %; (iv) K2SO4 at 2 %; (v) K2SO4 at 2 % + Urea at 2 %; (vi) K2SO4 at 3 % and; (vii) K2SO4 at 3 % + Urea at 2 %. All the concentrations were sprayed at Kimri stage of fruit development during two consecutive growing seasons. Twenty-one date palms of equal size and age were chosen for the assessments to measure percent fruit drop and other physicochemical variables, including fruit length, fruit diameter, fruit weight, pulp percentage, yield/bundle, pH, total soluble solids (TSS), K content in fruit, and all sugars (percent) of harvested date fruit. The results revealed that bunch spray of K significantly affected all the parameters during both seasons. Application of K2SO4 alone and in combination with urea not only effectively reduced the fruit drop but also improved fruit quality in date where, K2SO4 applied at 2 % combined with urea was the best concentration in reducing fruit drop, enhancing other physicochemical attributes, and improving fruit quality of “Dhakki” date palm. This study may effectively contribute to reduce the fruit drop and enhance the fruit quality by using K and urea, enabling farmers to improve the date yield and increase economic growth.
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Claim · model-written summary
Potassium bunch spray significantly affected all assessed parameters in both seasons.
- Taxon
- date palm
Phoenix dactyliferat0 - Treatment
- bunch spray of Ke0
- Outcome
- all the parameterse0
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- during both seasonse0
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e0“The results revealed that bunch spray of K significantly affected all the parameters during both seasons.”
t0“date palm”
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Potassium sulfate alone reduced date palm fruit drop.
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- date palmPhoenix dactyliferat0
- Treatment
- K2SO4 alonee0
- Outcome
- fruit drope0
- Direction
- reducede0
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e0“Application of K2SO4 alone and in combination with urea not only effectively reduced the fruit drop but also improved fruit quality in date”
t0“date palm”
Claim · model-written summary
Potassium sulfate with urea reduced date palm fruit drop.
- Taxon
- date palmPhoenix dactyliferat0
- Treatment
- K2SO4 alone and in combination with ureae0
- Outcome
- fruit drope0
- Direction
- reducede0
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e0“Application of K2SO4 alone and in combination with urea not only effectively reduced the fruit drop but also improved fruit quality in date”
t0“date palm”
Claim · model-written summary
Potassium sulfate alone improved date palm fruit quality.
- Taxon
- date palmPhoenix dactyliferat0
- Treatment
- K2SO4 alonee0
- Outcome
- fruit qualitye0
- Direction
- improvede0
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e0“Application of K2SO4 alone and in combination with urea not only effectively reduced the fruit drop but also improved fruit quality in date”
t0“date palm”
Claim · model-written summary
Potassium sulfate with urea improved date palm fruit quality.
- Taxon
- date palmPhoenix dactyliferat0
- Treatment
- K2SO4 alone and in combination with ureae0
- Outcome
- fruit qualitye0
- Direction
- improvede0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“Application of K2SO4 alone and in combination with urea not only effectively reduced the fruit drop but also improved fruit quality in date”
t0“date palm”
Claim · model-written summary
The 2% potassium sulfate plus urea treatment was best for reducing fruit drop and improving physicochemical attributes and quality.
- Taxon
- date palmPhoenix dactyliferae0
- Material
- “Dhakki”e0
- Treatment
- K2SO4 applied at 2 % combined with ureae0
- Outcome
- fruit drop, enhancing other physicochemical attributes, and improving fruit qualitye0
- Direction
- beste0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“K2SO4 applied at 2 % combined with urea was the best concentration in reducing fruit drop, enhancing other physicochemical attributes, and improving fruit quality of “Dhakki” date palm”
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