Integrated nutrient management for better quality and yield of Kinnow mandarin |
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| Authors: | Saeed Ahmad Muhammad Mubashar Naeem Muhammad Mosan Malik Muhammad Nafees M. Yaseen |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Institute of Horticultural Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan;2. Horticultural Institutes, Ayub Agricultural Research Institute, Faisalabad, Pakistan;3. University College of Agriculture &4. Environmental Sciences, the Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan;5. Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan |
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| Abstract: | This study was carried out to determine the integrated effect of organic matter alone and in combination with chemical fertilizers in order to maintain the nutritional status in Kinnow fruit plants. Lahore Compost was used as a source of organic matter. Treatments were made by using compost alone and in combination with nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium (NPK), and well-rotten farm yard manure (FYM; cow dung). Treatments were applied before flowering and after fruit set. Effect of these treatments on different physicochemical characteristics of Kinnow fruit and nutritional status in tree leaves was determined. Among all treatments, minimum flower drop, maximum yield, and better fruit quality were recorded in plants where 40 kg compost + 1/2 recommended doses of NPK were applied before flowering and after fruit setting, while minimum fruit set was recorded from the plants where 30 kg compost alone was applied before flowering. |
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| Keywords: | NPK inorganic fertilizers compost FYM Kinnow mandarins |
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