Quality Responses of Table Grapes ‘Flame Seedless’ as Effected by Foliarly Applied Micronutrients
Micronutrient (iron, zinc and boron) deficiencies are a basic and prominent factor affecting grape quality and yield in the Pothwar region. To overcome these deficiencies, different levels of micronutrients were applied foliarly on grapevines at five different berry developmental stages during two c...
Guardado en:
Autores principales: | , , , , , , , , |
---|---|
Formato: | article |
Lenguaje: | EN |
Publicado: |
MDPI AG
2021
|
Materias: | |
Acceso en línea: | https://doaj.org/article/5b1d645947d4415886375adc6b199bb8 |
Etiquetas: |
Agregar Etiqueta
Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!
|
id |
oai:doaj.org-article:5b1d645947d4415886375adc6b199bb8 |
---|---|
record_format |
dspace |
spelling |
oai:doaj.org-article:5b1d645947d4415886375adc6b199bb82021-11-25T17:47:23ZQuality Responses of Table Grapes ‘Flame Seedless’ as Effected by Foliarly Applied Micronutrients10.3390/horticulturae71104622311-7524https://doaj.org/article/5b1d645947d4415886375adc6b199bb82021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/7/11/462https://doaj.org/toc/2311-7524Micronutrient (iron, zinc and boron) deficiencies are a basic and prominent factor affecting grape quality and yield in the Pothwar region. To overcome these deficiencies, different levels of micronutrients were applied foliarly on grapevines at five different berry developmental stages during two consecutive growing seasons (2018 and 2019). The data suggested that foliar treatment of micronutrients significantly increased the yield, number of bunches per vine, bunch weight, yield per vines, bunch length, berry number per cluster, berry diameter, berry weight and cluster compactness. The biochemical quality attributes of berries, including sugars (reducing, non-reducing as well as total sugars), ascorbic acid content, pH and TSS values, were at their highest levels in grapevines supplemented with Fe, Zn and B treatment at 200 ppm, respectively, i.e., the highest concentrations used. Biochemical leaf values, including chlorophyll a and b and leaf micronutrient content (Fe, Zn and B), were also highest in grapevines that were sprayed with Fe, Zn and B at 200 ppm. Overall, the results revealed that the performance of grapevine cv. ‘Flame Seedless’ growing in agroclimatic conditions of the Pothwar region was improved as a result of the foliar application of Fe, Zn and B at 200 ppm. The results also suggested that a further increase in the concentration of each nutrient might be helpful to obtain berries of improved quantity and quality.Irfan AliXiukang WangWazir Mohsin AbbasMahmood Ul HassanMuhammad ShafiqueMohammad Javed TareenSajid FiazWaseem AhmedAbdul QayyumMDPI AGarticlefruit qualitygrapesmicronutrientsfoliar sprayascorbic acidPlant cultureSB1-1110ENHorticulturae, Vol 7, Iss 462, p 462 (2021) |
institution |
DOAJ |
collection |
DOAJ |
language |
EN |
topic |
fruit quality grapes micronutrients foliar spray ascorbic acid Plant culture SB1-1110 |
spellingShingle |
fruit quality grapes micronutrients foliar spray ascorbic acid Plant culture SB1-1110 Irfan Ali Xiukang Wang Wazir Mohsin Abbas Mahmood Ul Hassan Muhammad Shafique Mohammad Javed Tareen Sajid Fiaz Waseem Ahmed Abdul Qayyum Quality Responses of Table Grapes ‘Flame Seedless’ as Effected by Foliarly Applied Micronutrients |
description |
Micronutrient (iron, zinc and boron) deficiencies are a basic and prominent factor affecting grape quality and yield in the Pothwar region. To overcome these deficiencies, different levels of micronutrients were applied foliarly on grapevines at five different berry developmental stages during two consecutive growing seasons (2018 and 2019). The data suggested that foliar treatment of micronutrients significantly increased the yield, number of bunches per vine, bunch weight, yield per vines, bunch length, berry number per cluster, berry diameter, berry weight and cluster compactness. The biochemical quality attributes of berries, including sugars (reducing, non-reducing as well as total sugars), ascorbic acid content, pH and TSS values, were at their highest levels in grapevines supplemented with Fe, Zn and B treatment at 200 ppm, respectively, i.e., the highest concentrations used. Biochemical leaf values, including chlorophyll a and b and leaf micronutrient content (Fe, Zn and B), were also highest in grapevines that were sprayed with Fe, Zn and B at 200 ppm. Overall, the results revealed that the performance of grapevine cv. ‘Flame Seedless’ growing in agroclimatic conditions of the Pothwar region was improved as a result of the foliar application of Fe, Zn and B at 200 ppm. The results also suggested that a further increase in the concentration of each nutrient might be helpful to obtain berries of improved quantity and quality. |
format |
article |
author |
Irfan Ali Xiukang Wang Wazir Mohsin Abbas Mahmood Ul Hassan Muhammad Shafique Mohammad Javed Tareen Sajid Fiaz Waseem Ahmed Abdul Qayyum |
author_facet |
Irfan Ali Xiukang Wang Wazir Mohsin Abbas Mahmood Ul Hassan Muhammad Shafique Mohammad Javed Tareen Sajid Fiaz Waseem Ahmed Abdul Qayyum |
author_sort |
Irfan Ali |
title |
Quality Responses of Table Grapes ‘Flame Seedless’ as Effected by Foliarly Applied Micronutrients |
title_short |
Quality Responses of Table Grapes ‘Flame Seedless’ as Effected by Foliarly Applied Micronutrients |
title_full |
Quality Responses of Table Grapes ‘Flame Seedless’ as Effected by Foliarly Applied Micronutrients |
title_fullStr |
Quality Responses of Table Grapes ‘Flame Seedless’ as Effected by Foliarly Applied Micronutrients |
title_full_unstemmed |
Quality Responses of Table Grapes ‘Flame Seedless’ as Effected by Foliarly Applied Micronutrients |
title_sort |
quality responses of table grapes ‘flame seedless’ as effected by foliarly applied micronutrients |
publisher |
MDPI AG |
publishDate |
2021 |
url |
https://doaj.org/article/5b1d645947d4415886375adc6b199bb8 |
work_keys_str_mv |
AT irfanali qualityresponsesoftablegrapesflameseedlessaseffectedbyfoliarlyappliedmicronutrients AT xiukangwang qualityresponsesoftablegrapesflameseedlessaseffectedbyfoliarlyappliedmicronutrients AT wazirmohsinabbas qualityresponsesoftablegrapesflameseedlessaseffectedbyfoliarlyappliedmicronutrients AT mahmoodulhassan qualityresponsesoftablegrapesflameseedlessaseffectedbyfoliarlyappliedmicronutrients AT muhammadshafique qualityresponsesoftablegrapesflameseedlessaseffectedbyfoliarlyappliedmicronutrients AT mohammadjavedtareen qualityresponsesoftablegrapesflameseedlessaseffectedbyfoliarlyappliedmicronutrients AT sajidfiaz qualityresponsesoftablegrapesflameseedlessaseffectedbyfoliarlyappliedmicronutrients AT waseemahmed qualityresponsesoftablegrapesflameseedlessaseffectedbyfoliarlyappliedmicronutrients AT abdulqayyum qualityresponsesoftablegrapesflameseedlessaseffectedbyfoliarlyappliedmicronutrients |
_version_ |
1718412044083920896 |