Naslov
Influence of Ca-foliar application on yield and quality of sweet pepper in glasshouse conditions

Autori
Parađiković, Nada ; Lonarić, Zdenko ; Bertić, Blaženka ; Vukadinović, Vladimir

Izvornik
Agriculture-Scientific-and-Professional-Review (1330-7142) 10 (2004), 2; 24-27

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Ca-foliar application ; sweet pepper ; glasshouse

Sažetak
Calcium is an extremely important nutrient in highly productive fruit growing such as glasshouse-grown sweet pepper. This paper deals with research on effects of foliar applications of the commercial chemical named "Calciogreen", as a supplement to the standard fertilizer application, on yield and quality of pepper fruits of the Cecil cultivar grown under glass in the region of eastern Croatia during 1999. Calciogreen 0.5% was supplied at 30.6 kg/ha (total rate applied), applied every 5 days for 2 months. Ca prevented the onset of blossom-end rot, but significantly reduced fruit mass from 133.6 to 127.6 g. Foliar calcium increased total average fruit yield by 12 t/ha compared to the control, and increased the number of fruits from 38.6 to 44.1 per plant.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Poljoprivreda (agronomija)

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