Tree vigor, yield, fruit quality, and antioxidant capacity of apple (Malus x domestica Borkh.) influenced by different fertilization regimes: preliminary results
Abstract
Tree growth, productivity, fruit quality attributes, and antioxidant activity were tested in apple cultivar Idared under different fertilization treatments from the 22nd to the 23rd year after planting in a heavy acidic soil under western Serbian conditions. Treatments included the use of aged cattle manure, compound NPK (15:15:15) mineral fertilizer, a multinutrient fertilizer commercially named Italpolina (ITP) (NPK + organic carbon + humic acids), two types of N mineral fertilizers (calcium ammonium nitrate [CAN] and urea), and control (no fertilization). Results showed that Idared trees were more vigorous when fertilized with the two N fertilizers than when treated with another mineral, organic, or multinutrient fertilizer. Urea promoted the highest yield per tree and unit area, while yield efficiency was the highest in the control and those under treatment with urea, compound NPK, and manure. Fertilizer regimes had a significant effect on fruit weight and flesh firmness, but their... effects on fruit size and dimension ratio were not significant. Compound NPK resulted in the greatest fruit weight, whereas firmness and soluble solids content were the highest in manure treatment. Titratable acidity (TA) was the highest in control trees and after CAN application, while urea induced the highest ripening index. Fertilizer treatments had no significant effect on the contents of invert sugars, sucrose, and total sugars (TS). The TS/TA ratio was highest under urea treatment and lowest in the control and under CAN application. ITP led to the highest values for total phenolics, total non flavonoids, and total antioxidant capacity, while the highest total flavonoid content was obtained with compound NPK.
Keywords:
vegetative growth / sugars / productivity / phenolic compounds / fertilization / Apple fruit sizeSource:
Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry, 2019, 43, 1, 48-57Publisher:
- Tubitak Scientific & Technical Research Council Turkey, Ankara
DOI: 10.3906/tar-1803-109
ISSN: 1300-011X
WoS: 000457873500006
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85062169577
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Institut za voćarstvoTY - JOUR AU - Milošević, Tomo AU - Milošević, Nebojša AU - Mladenović, Jelena PY - 2019 UR - https://refri.institut-cacak.org/handle/123456789/403 AB - Tree growth, productivity, fruit quality attributes, and antioxidant activity were tested in apple cultivar Idared under different fertilization treatments from the 22nd to the 23rd year after planting in a heavy acidic soil under western Serbian conditions. Treatments included the use of aged cattle manure, compound NPK (15:15:15) mineral fertilizer, a multinutrient fertilizer commercially named Italpolina (ITP) (NPK + organic carbon + humic acids), two types of N mineral fertilizers (calcium ammonium nitrate [CAN] and urea), and control (no fertilization). Results showed that Idared trees were more vigorous when fertilized with the two N fertilizers than when treated with another mineral, organic, or multinutrient fertilizer. Urea promoted the highest yield per tree and unit area, while yield efficiency was the highest in the control and those under treatment with urea, compound NPK, and manure. Fertilizer regimes had a significant effect on fruit weight and flesh firmness, but their effects on fruit size and dimension ratio were not significant. Compound NPK resulted in the greatest fruit weight, whereas firmness and soluble solids content were the highest in manure treatment. Titratable acidity (TA) was the highest in control trees and after CAN application, while urea induced the highest ripening index. Fertilizer treatments had no significant effect on the contents of invert sugars, sucrose, and total sugars (TS). The TS/TA ratio was highest under urea treatment and lowest in the control and under CAN application. ITP led to the highest values for total phenolics, total non flavonoids, and total antioxidant capacity, while the highest total flavonoid content was obtained with compound NPK. PB - Tubitak Scientific & Technical Research Council Turkey, Ankara T2 - Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry T1 - Tree vigor, yield, fruit quality, and antioxidant capacity of apple (Malus x domestica Borkh.) influenced by different fertilization regimes: preliminary results EP - 57 IS - 1 SP - 48 VL - 43 DO - 10.3906/tar-1803-109 UR - conv_1587 ER -
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Milošević, T., Milošević, N.,& Mladenović, J.. (2019). Tree vigor, yield, fruit quality, and antioxidant capacity of apple (Malus x domestica Borkh.) influenced by different fertilization regimes: preliminary results. in Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry Tubitak Scientific & Technical Research Council Turkey, Ankara., 43(1), 48-57. https://doi.org/10.3906/tar-1803-109 conv_1587
Milošević T, Milošević N, Mladenović J. Tree vigor, yield, fruit quality, and antioxidant capacity of apple (Malus x domestica Borkh.) influenced by different fertilization regimes: preliminary results. in Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry. 2019;43(1):48-57. doi:10.3906/tar-1803-109 conv_1587 .
Milošević, Tomo, Milošević, Nebojša, Mladenović, Jelena, "Tree vigor, yield, fruit quality, and antioxidant capacity of apple (Malus x domestica Borkh.) influenced by different fertilization regimes: preliminary results" in Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry, 43, no. 1 (2019):48-57, https://doi.org/10.3906/tar-1803-109 ., conv_1587 .