Abstract
Abstract Background Pomegranate is capable of growing in different agro-climatic conditions ranging from tropical to sub-tropical. Where vegetative growth, nutritional and physiological status of pomegranate plants oscillate at high temperatures waves in the summer season. While we can overcome the cracking and sunburn of fruits, which are the main problems confronting pomegranate cultivars due to their significant impact on the quality of fruits. Methods The present research was conducted over the course of two consecutive seasons in 2021 and 2022. The study focused on ten-year-old trees that were cultivated in sandy soil inside a private orchard situated 70 km away from Cairo on the Cairo-Alexandria desert road in Egypt (30 o 13′31.4″N30 o 39′09″E). The aim of the present work was to evaluate the effect of foliar spraying of Wonderful pomegranate trees with some nutrients (B, Zn, Fe, Mn, Ca and Cu), amino acids and irradiated licorice on vegetative growth, fruit physical, quality and chemical and leaf chemical parameters. A randomized full-block design with three duplicates was employed in the study. Using the recently computed least significant difference values at the 5% level, averages were compared. Results The results indicated that foliar spraying with nutrients, amino acids and licorice extract (irradiated or not) alone or in combination significantly increased the vegetative growth and leaf total chlorophyll content compared to the control. Also, they significantly increased fruit length, diameter, weight, and number/tree and thus yield. As compared to the control, all treatments significantly reduced the number of sunburned and cracked fruits leading to decrease the percentage of un-marketable fruits. The juice content of anthocyanin, total sugars and total soluble solids increased significantly in response to all treatments compared to the control while the acidity% greatly reduced. When these treatments were used instead of the control, the content of N, P, K, Fe, Zn, and Mn in the leaves was also positively increased. Conclusions In conclusion, foliar spraying of “Wonderful” pomegranate trees with a mixture of nutrients (B, Zn, Fe, Mn, Ca, Cu) and amino acids or irradiated licorice extract can be considered as a suitable management of the problem of sunburned or cracked fruits while improving the physical and chemical fruit quality with increased productivity.
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Foliar treatments increased vegetative growth.
- Taxon
- Pomegranate
Punica granatumt0 - Treatment
- foliar spraying with nutrients, amino acids and licorice extract (irradiated or not) alone or in combinatione0
- Outcome
- vegetative growthe0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Comparator
- controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“foliar spraying with nutrients, amino acids and licorice extract (irradiated or not) alone or in combination significantly increased the vegetative growth and leaf total chlorophyll content compared to the control”
t0“Pomegranate”
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar treatments increased leaf chlorophyll.
- Taxon
- PomegranatePunica granatumt0
- Treatment
- foliar spraying with nutrients, amino acids and licorice extract (irradiated or not) alone or in combinatione0
- Outcome
- leaf total chlorophyll contente0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Comparator
- controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“foliar spraying with nutrients, amino acids and licorice extract (irradiated or not) alone or in combination significantly increased the vegetative growth and leaf total chlorophyll content compared to the control”
t0“Pomegranate”
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar treatments increased fruit length, diameter, weight.
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- PomegranatePunica granatumt0
- Outcome
- fruit length, diameter, weighte0
- Direction
- increasede0
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e0“Also, they significantly increased fruit length, diameter, weight, and number/tree and thus yield.”
t0“Pomegranate”
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar treatments increased number/tree.
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- PomegranatePunica granatumt0
- Outcome
- number/treee0
- Direction
- increasede0
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e0“Also, they significantly increased fruit length, diameter, weight, and number/tree and thus yield.”
t0“Pomegranate”
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar treatments increased yield.
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- PomegranatePunica granatumt0
- Outcome
- yielde0
- Direction
- increasede0
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e0“Also, they significantly increased fruit length, diameter, weight, and number/tree and thus yield.”
t0“Pomegranate”
Claim · model-written summary
Treatments reduced sunburned and cracked fruits.
- Taxon
- PomegranatePunica granatumt0
- Outcome
- number of sunburned and cracked fruitse0
- Direction
- reducede0
- Comparator
- controle0
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e0“As compared to the control, all treatments significantly reduced the number of sunburned and cracked fruits leading to decrease the percentage of un-marketable fruits.”
t0“Pomegranate”
Claim · model-written summary
Treatments decreased unmarketable fruit percentage.
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- PomegranatePunica granatumt0
- Outcome
- percentage of un-marketable fruitse0
- Direction
- decreasee0
- Comparator
- controle0
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e0“As compared to the control, all treatments significantly reduced the number of sunburned and cracked fruits leading to decrease the percentage of un-marketable fruits.”
t0“Pomegranate”
Claim · model-written summary
Treatments increased juice anthocyanin, sugars and soluble solids.
- Taxon
- PomegranatePunica granatumt0
- Outcome
- juice content of anthocyanin, total sugars and total soluble solidse0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Comparator
- controle0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“The juice content of anthocyanin, total sugars and total soluble solids increased significantly in response to all treatments compared to the control while the acidity% greatly reduced.”
t0“Pomegranate”
Claim · model-written summary
Treatments reduced juice acidity.
- Taxon
- PomegranatePunica granatumt0
- Outcome
- acidity%e0
- Direction
- reducede0
- Comparator
- controle0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“The juice content of anthocyanin, total sugars and total soluble solids increased significantly in response to all treatments compared to the control while the acidity% greatly reduced.”
t0“Pomegranate”
Claim · model-written summary
Treatments increased leaf content of N, P, K.
- Taxon
- PomegranatePunica granatumt0
- Outcome
- content of N, P, Ke0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Comparator
- controle0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“When these treatments were used instead of the control, the content of N, P, K, Fe, Zn, and Mn in the leaves was also positively increased.”
t0“Pomegranate”
Claim · model-written summary
Treatments increased leaf Fe, Zn, and Mn in the leaves.
- Taxon
- PomegranatePunica granatumt0
- Outcome
- Fe, Zn, and Mn in the leavese0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Comparator
- controle0
Not reportedTreatment
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“When these treatments were used instead of the control, the content of N, P, K, Fe, Zn, and Mn in the leaves was also positively increased.”
t0“Pomegranate”
Claim · model-written summary
Authors recommend foliar nutrients with amino acids or irradiated licorice for fruit quality and productivity.
- Taxon
- PomegranatePunica granatumt0
- Treatment
- foliar spraying of “Wonderful” pomegranate trees with a mixture of nutrients (B, Zn, Fe, Mn, Ca, Cu) and amino acids or irradiated licorice extracte0
- Outcome
- suitable management of the problem of sunburned or cracked fruits while improving the physical and chemical fruit quality with increased productivitye0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“foliar spraying of “Wonderful” pomegranate trees with a mixture of nutrients (B, Zn, Fe, Mn, Ca, Cu) and amino acids or irradiated licorice extract can be considered as a suitable management of the problem of sunburned or cracked fruits while improving the physical and chemical fruit quality with increased productivity”
t0“Pomegranate”
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