Somayyeh Chenani; Mohammad Moradi Telavat; Ali Moshattati
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To investigate the effect of different levels of vermicompost and boron on safflower grain and oil yield, a factorial experiment is conducted in a randomized complete block design with four replications in the 2016-17 crop year at the research farm of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University ...
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To investigate the effect of different levels of vermicompost and boron on safflower grain and oil yield, a factorial experiment is conducted in a randomized complete block design with four replications in the 2016-17 crop year at the research farm of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University of Khuzestan. Experimental factors include four levels of vermicompost (0, 4, 8, and 12 tons per hectare) and four boron levels (0, 3, 6, and 9 kg per hectare) from the source of boric acid (H3BO3) as soil application. The results show that the effect of vermicompost on most of the measured traits has been significant. Accordingly, biological yield and yield components including number of capitols per square meter, grain per capitol, and 1000-grain weight have increased significantly to the highest level of vermicompost consumption. The effect of boron on grain number per capitol, grain yield, biological yield, stigma yield, harvest index, oil yield, and grain protein percentage is significant. The interaction effect of vermicompost and boron on grain yield, harvest index, oil yield, grain protein percentage, and nitrogen uptake per unit aera is significant. Comparison of means show that the highest grain yield (3184 kg/ha) and the highest oil yield (939 kh/ha) are obtained in the treatment of 12 tons of vermiompost and 3 kg of boron per hectare. In both cases, grain and oil yield per unit area show a 100% increase, compared to the control treatment.
Farnaz Ahmadi; Abdolrahman Mohammadkhani
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Optimal nutrition of grapevine is one of the most important factors that affect the quantity, quality and time of fruit ripening. To increase the quantity and quality of ‘Askari’ cultivar, a factorial experiment in a randomized complete block design with three replications was conducted at ...
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Optimal nutrition of grapevine is one of the most important factors that affect the quantity, quality and time of fruit ripening. To increase the quantity and quality of ‘Askari’ cultivar, a factorial experiment in a randomized complete block design with three replications was conducted at Shahrekord in 2010. Treatments consisted of four levels of potassium sulfate fertilizer (zero, 300, 600 and 900 g per vine) and four levels of boric acid fertilizer (zero, 1000, 2000, and 3000 ppm). The results showed that potassium had a significant effect on yield and yield components. Different levels of potassium sulfate and boric acid increased cluster (number, weight, length, width) and fruit soluble solids. With increasing potassium levels, the number of clusters (14, 18 and 25) and content of total soluble solid (0.54, 1.45 and 1.53 percent) were significantly increased in comparison with control, respectively. Also, total soluble solids of berries were increased significantly (0.76, 0.75 and 1.25 percent) with boron treatment compared to control. The highest TSS (18.8) obtained in 900 mg of potassium sulfate per square meter, while it caused the greatest reduction in fruit acidity compared with the control. Fruits pH was decreased by 0.3 units with application of 3000 ppm of boric acid. The results of this experiment showed that nutrient treatments, especially potassium sulfate accelerated fruit ripening and increased fruit yield and sugar content.