Abstract
Pomegranate is a drought tolerant fruit crop and is well adapted to sub-tropical and tropical climates. Fruit cracking is a major disorder in pomegranate which causes significant economic losses. In the present work, effect of foliar application of boric acid (0.05%), potassium nitrate (1.0%) and magnesium sulphate (1.0%) alone or in combinations was investigated to manage fruit cracking and improve fruit yield and quality of pomegranate cv. Golden. First treatment (foliar spray) was applied one month after fruit setting (April) and repeated twice during May and June each year. Application of foliar sprays affected fruit yield and quality positively. The maximum number of fruits per plant (254), average fruit weight (192 g), yield per plant (58.3 kg), number of arils per fruit (592), juice content (41.1%) as well as the minimum fruit cracking (3.9%) were recorded when 0.05% boric acid, 1% potassium nitrate and 1% magnesium sulphate were applied in combination. Fruit size and total soluble solids (TSS) of fruit juice were not affected by the applied treatments. Thus, combined application of boric acid, potassium nitrate and magnesium sulphate could be recommended for reducing fruit cracking and improving yield and quality of pomegranate fruits under semi-arid conditions of Southern Punjab, Pakistan.
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Claims 8
Claim · model-written summary
Combined foliar nutrients produced the maximum number of fruits per plant, 254.
- Taxon
- Pomegranate
Punica granatumt0 - Treatment
- 0.05% boric acid, 1% potassium nitrate and 1% magnesium sulphatee0
- Outcome
- number of fruits per plante0
- Direction
- maximume0
- Value
- 254e0
Not reportedMaterialComparator
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Verbatim
t0“Pomegranate”
e0“The maximum number of fruits per plant (254), average fruit weight (192 g), yield per plant (58.3 kg), number of arils per fruit (592), juice content (41.1%) as well as the minimum fruit cracking (3.9%) were recorded when 0.05% boric acid, 1% potassium nitrate and 1% magnesium sulphate were applied in combination.”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined foliar nutrients produced the maximum average fruit weight, 192 g.
- Taxon
- PomegranatePunica granatumt0
- Treatment
- 0.05% boric acid, 1% potassium nitrate and 1% magnesium sulphatee0
- Outcome
- average fruit weighte0
- Direction
- maximume0
- Value
- 192 ge0
Not reportedMaterialComparator
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Verbatim
t0“Pomegranate”
e0“The maximum number of fruits per plant (254), average fruit weight (192 g), yield per plant (58.3 kg), number of arils per fruit (592), juice content (41.1%) as well as the minimum fruit cracking (3.9%) were recorded when 0.05% boric acid, 1% potassium nitrate and 1% magnesium sulphate were applied in combination.”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined foliar nutrients produced the maximum yield per plant, 58.3 kg.
- Taxon
- PomegranatePunica granatumt0
- Treatment
- 0.05% boric acid, 1% potassium nitrate and 1% magnesium sulphatee0
- Outcome
- yield per plante0
- Direction
- maximume0
- Value
- 58.3 kge0
Not reportedMaterialComparator
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Verbatim
t0“Pomegranate”
e0“The maximum number of fruits per plant (254), average fruit weight (192 g), yield per plant (58.3 kg), number of arils per fruit (592), juice content (41.1%) as well as the minimum fruit cracking (3.9%) were recorded when 0.05% boric acid, 1% potassium nitrate and 1% magnesium sulphate were applied in combination.”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined foliar nutrients produced the maximum number of arils per fruit, 592.
- Taxon
- PomegranatePunica granatumt0
- Treatment
- 0.05% boric acid, 1% potassium nitrate and 1% magnesium sulphatee0
- Outcome
- number of arils per fruite0
- Direction
- maximume0
- Value
- 592e0
Not reportedMaterialComparator
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Verbatim
t0“Pomegranate”
e0“The maximum number of fruits per plant (254), average fruit weight (192 g), yield per plant (58.3 kg), number of arils per fruit (592), juice content (41.1%) as well as the minimum fruit cracking (3.9%) were recorded when 0.05% boric acid, 1% potassium nitrate and 1% magnesium sulphate were applied in combination.”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined foliar nutrients produced the maximum juice content, 41.1%.
- Taxon
- PomegranatePunica granatumt0
- Treatment
- 0.05% boric acid, 1% potassium nitrate and 1% magnesium sulphatee0
- Outcome
- juice contente0
- Direction
- maximume0
- Value
- 41.1%e0
Not reportedMaterialComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Pomegranate”
e0“The maximum number of fruits per plant (254), average fruit weight (192 g), yield per plant (58.3 kg), number of arils per fruit (592), juice content (41.1%) as well as the minimum fruit cracking (3.9%) were recorded when 0.05% boric acid, 1% potassium nitrate and 1% magnesium sulphate were applied in combination.”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined foliar nutrients produced the minimum fruit cracking, 3.9%.
- Taxon
- PomegranatePunica granatumt0
- Treatment
- 0.05% boric acid, 1% potassium nitrate and 1% magnesium sulphatee0
- Outcome
- fruit crackinge0
- Direction
- minimume0
- Value
- 3.9%e0
Not reportedMaterialComparator
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Verbatim
t0“Pomegranate”
e0“The maximum number of fruits per plant (254), average fruit weight (192 g), yield per plant (58.3 kg), number of arils per fruit (592), juice content (41.1%) as well as the minimum fruit cracking (3.9%) were recorded when 0.05% boric acid, 1% potassium nitrate and 1% magnesium sulphate were applied in combination.”
Claim · model-written summary
Applied foliar treatments did not affect fruit size or juice total soluble solids.
- Taxon
- PomegranatePunica granatumt0
- Treatment
- applied treatmentse0
- Outcome
- Fruit size and total soluble solids (TSS) of fruit juicee0
- Direction
- not affectede0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
t0“Pomegranate”
e0“Fruit size and total soluble solids (TSS) of fruit juice were not affected by the applied treatments.”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend the combined spray to reduce fruit cracking and improve pomegranate yield and quality in Southern Punjab.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatume0
- Treatment
- combined application of boric acid, potassium nitrate and magnesium sulphatee0
- Outcome
- reducing fruit cracking and improving yield and qualitye0
- Setting
- Southern Punjab, Pakistane0
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Verbatim
e0“combined application of boric acid, potassium nitrate and magnesium sulphate could be recommended for reducing fruit cracking and improving yield and quality of pomegranate fruits under semi-arid conditions of Southern Punjab, Pakistan”
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