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Impact of Concentration and Foliar Spraying Times Number with Boron on Pomegranate Fruit Cracking

Dr. Rida DRAIEFaculty of Agricultural Engineering, University of Idlib, SyriaAli ABORASPostgraduate Student, MA, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering, University of Idlib, Syria

Vol 5 No 3 (2021): Volume 5, Issue 3, March 2021 | Pages: 11-18

International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology

OPEN ACCESS | Research Article | Published Date: 10-03-2021

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Abstract

The research was carried out in the 2018 agricultural season with the aim of studying the effect of boron foliar spray on reducing cracking of the French pomegranate variety. The experiment was conducted according to a completely randomized design (CRD). We had three treatments for boron concentrations (0, 100, 200 ppm) and four treatments for the number of spraying times (0, 1, 2, and 3). The results showed the superiority of all spraying treatments with boron over the control treatment in most of the studied traits. The increase in the spraying concentration also achieved a significant reduction in the percentage of fruit cracking, which amounted to 21.63% and 18.50% in the treatment of concentration of 100 and 200 ppm, respectively. The increase in the number of spraying with boron led to a decrease in the percentage of fruit cracking, which amounted to 26.83%, 19.89%, and 16.28% for 1, 2, and 3 spraying times respectively. While the percentage of fruit cracking in the control was 73.96%.

Keywords

Boron, Foliar Spraying, Concentration, Number of Spraying Times, Pomegranate Fruit Cracking


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Dr. Rida DRAIE, Ali ABORAS, “Impact of Concentration and Foliar Spraying Times Number with Boron on Pomegranate Fruit Cracking” Published in International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology - IRJIET, Volume 5, Issue 3, pp 11-18, March 2021. Article DOI https://doi.org/10.47001/IRJIET/2021.503003

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