New Insights of Potassium Sources Impacts as Foliar Application on 'Canino' Apricot Fruit Yield, Fruit Anatomy, Quality and Storability.

ABSTRACT: This is the first report to study the impacts of potassium sources on apricot fruit yield, quality and storability as a preharvest foliar application. Five sources of potassium (K-humate, K-sulphate, K-nitrate, K-silicate and K-citrate), plus water as a control treatment, were applied individually at 0.2% three times on 'Canino' apricot over the 2019 and 2020 seasons. The results showed that all potassium salts, applied foliarly, have potential to improve yield, fruit color, and some fruit physical attributes, such as: weight, size and firmness, as well as a reduced lipid peroxidation, accompanied by a low fruit malondialdehyde content reflected in a high tolerance during storage. The K-nitrate treatment was more effective in the improvement of fruit yield, preharvest quality parameters an

SUBMITTER: Okba SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8229475 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature