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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2020, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (24): 34-41.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb20200300230

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Effects of Fertilization Methods on Fruit Yield and Appearance Quality of Citrus ‘Orah’

Yang Shoushan1(), Zhu Zhijun1(), Guo Yingyun1, Chen Xinquan1, Yang Zezhong1, Yang Meiqiong1, Chen Guoxi1, Zhou Mingde1, Li Xuewen1, Li Xia2, Huang Bangchi1, Huang Shaowei1   

  1. 1Guangxi Guiping City Agricultural and Rural Bureau, Guiping Guangxi 537200
    2Guangxi Guigang City Glorious Enterprise Promotion Association Office, Guigang Guangxi 537100
  • Received:2020-03-20 Revised:2020-07-13 Online:2020-08-25 Published:2020-08-20
  • Contact: Zhu Zhijun E-mail:gptfz2004@163.com;zzj2902@yeah.net

Abstract:

To verify the effect of soil testing and formula fertilization, promote the reduction and efficiency of chemical fertilizer, and explore the effect of organic fertilizer, medium and trace element fertilizer combined with chemical fertilizer on the fruit production and the appearance quality of Citrus ‘Orah’, a precision experiment of random block plot was set up. The experimental treatments included local conventional fertilization, recommended fertilization for soil test formula, optimized fertilization, optimized fertilization and foliar spraying with 0.2% boric acid, optimized fertilization and foliar spraying with 0.05% ammonium molybdate, optimized fertilization and foliar spraying with 4% magnesium sulfate. The results showed that the recommended fertilization of soil testing formula was more effective than that of conventional fertilization. There was no significant difference in yield between the treatment of organic fertilizer instead of partial chemical fertilizer and the treatment of total chemical fertilizer under the same nutrient application, but the fertilizer efficiency of the former was increased by 4.03% compared with that of the latter. Under the lacking of soil exchangeable magnesium, the magnesium application on the leaf of Citrus ‘Orah’ could obtain a significant and stable increase effect on the yield. Without lacking of soil boron, the application of boron on leaf might be ineffective. When the available molybdenum in the soil was insufficient, the foliar application of molybdenum could increase the yield of Citrus ‘Orah’, but the effect of continuous application was not stable. It can be seen that with the improvement of fruit appearance quality, it is feasible to reduce the amount of chemical fertilizer and increase the efficiency in the production of Citrus ‘Orah’; the yield increase potential under fertilization is large, and appropriate fertilization formula can bring more benefits.

Key words: Citrus ‘Orah’, fertilizer recommendation, optimized fertilization, organic fertilizer, magnesium, boron, molybdenum, yield, appearance quality

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