EL-Bassiouny,, R., EL-Seifi, S., Omar, G. (2003). EFFECT OF POTASSIUM FERTILIZER lEVELS ON BABY CARROT GROWTH AND STRORAGEABILITY. Journal of Plant Production, 28(3), 2063-2097. doi: 10.21608/jpp.2003.242701
R. I. EL-Bassiouny,; S. K. EL-Seifi; G. F. Omar. "EFFECT OF POTASSIUM FERTILIZER lEVELS ON BABY CARROT GROWTH AND STRORAGEABILITY". Journal of Plant Production, 28, 3, 2003, 2063-2097. doi: 10.21608/jpp.2003.242701
EL-Bassiouny,, R., EL-Seifi, S., Omar, G. (2003). 'EFFECT OF POTASSIUM FERTILIZER lEVELS ON BABY CARROT GROWTH AND STRORAGEABILITY', Journal of Plant Production, 28(3), pp. 2063-2097. doi: 10.21608/jpp.2003.242701
EL-Bassiouny,, R., EL-Seifi, S., Omar, G. EFFECT OF POTASSIUM FERTILIZER lEVELS ON BABY CARROT GROWTH AND STRORAGEABILITY. Journal of Plant Production, 2003; 28(3): 2063-2097. doi: 10.21608/jpp.2003.242701
EFFECT OF POTASSIUM FERTILIZER lEVELS ON BABY CARROT GROWTH AND STRORAGEABILITY
1Vegetable Handling Department, Horticultural Research Institute, AgrlculturalResearch Institute, Gila
2Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Suez Canal Unlv. Ismallia
Abstract
TwO baby carrot varieties,Le., Babette and Mini express were ~Ianted at the Experimental Research Farm,Faculty of Agriculture, Suez Canal University during 199912000 and 200012001 seasons, 10 study Ihe eHect three potass iurn fertilizer levels, i.e, 0.0, 150 & 300 kg. Ifed.on growth characters, total yield and its components and storageability of carrot roots
Results showed that, Mini express cv was higher than Babette S': in weight of whole plant and root fresh weight . While. Babette was higher than Mini express variety In root length. Mini express was smaller than Babette in core diameter, core diameterl root diameter ratio and dry mailer content. Increasing potassium fertilizer levels from (150 to 300 kg,lfed,) increased foliage height, weight of the whole plant ,root fresh weighl , root weighVplant weight rallo, root length .root diameter, core diameter , core dlarneter /root diameter ratio as well as dry matter content. So high potassium fertilizer level i.e. 300kg.lfed. decreased fiber content whlc means high quality of baby carrot roots . Potassium fertilizer up to (300kg.tred.) produced the highest total whole yield ,total root yield ,net weight percent, marketable yield and markelable rool ratio.
In II10rageabaity study Babette variety being higher In appearance lhan Mini express variety. Also, Babette variety lended to be higher than Mini express in carotene content and vitamin A .In spite of that there were no significant diHerences between both of the tested varieties in weight loss, reducing and total su~ar content.
Addition potassium fertilizer up to (300kg.lfed.) ,resulted in lowest weight loss percent ,as well all decay percent and texture value that means (good root quality).
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