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Behavior of Valencia Orange Trees to Foliar Application of Some Plant Oils

Research Abstract
ABSTRACT During 2013/ 2014 and 2014/2015 seasons, Valencia orange trees received three sprays; at growth start, directly after fruit setting and after one month with three plant oils; clove, ginger and turmeric each at 0.025 ,0.05 and 0.1% besides the control treatment. Treating the trees three times with oil of clove, ginger or turmeric each at 0.025 to 0.1% effectively stimulated yield, fruit quality, leaf area and leaf content of pigments, N, P, K and Mg comparing with the control treatment. The promotion was related to the increase in concentrations of these plant oils. Negligible stimulation on all the previous parameters was revealed among the higher two concentrations namely 0.05 and 0.1% . Using oils of clove, ginger and turmeric was effective in an ascending order in this connection. It could be concluded that spraying Valencia orange trees grown under Assiut region conditions with turmeric oil (0.05%) three times resulted in the highest yield and the best fruit quality.
Research Authors
Masoud, A. A. B. and R. A. Ibrahim
Research Department
Research Journal
J. Plant Production, Mansoura Univ.,
Research Member
Research Pages
1489 -1493
Research Publisher
J. Plant Production, Mansoura Univ.,
Research Rank
2
Research Vol
Vol. 7(12): , 2016
Research Website
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Research Year
2016