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Original Articles

Accumulative effects of humic acid and multinutrient foliar fertilizers on the vegetative and reproductive attributes of citrus (Citrus reticulata cv. kinnow mandarin)

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Pages 2495-2506 | Received 30 Aug 2017, Accepted 24 May 2018, Published online: 11 Nov 2018
 

Abstract

Field trials were performed to investigate the effects of humic acid (HA) and multinutrient foliar fertilizer “Micro Power” (MP) coupled with farmer’s practices ( FP ), addressed in single and/or split dose frames at different plant phenological stages on various vegetative, reproductive, and physiological attributes of citrus trees (Citrus reticulata cv. kinnow mandarin). The results exhibited a profound response of treatments on various growth parameters (32.5% increase in plant height, 22.2% increase in fruit set branch−1, 5.25% decrease in fruit drop percentage, 89.81% increase in fruit yield (kg), etc.) of citrus trees when compared to the control (FP). Likewise, a significant positive response was observed regarding various plant physiological parameters (leaf nutrients, total chlorophyll content, etc.) and physicochemical characteristics (ascorbic acid, total sugars, etc.) of citrus fruits. This study confirmed the reproducibility of HA and MP applications to improve the yield/quality of citrus and can lead to an organically sustainable citriculture.

Acknowledgments

This work is a part of M.Sc. (Hons) dissertation and was supported by the Institute of Horticultural Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. The authors would like to thank Dr. Muhammad Yaseen for the assistance and provision of “Macro power” during research work conducted at Department of soil science, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.

Conflict of interest

The authors declare no financial or commercial conflict of interest.

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