Effect of Quantity of Soil Application of Zinc, Boron and Iron on Growth and Yield in Papaya cv. Red Lady

Effects of Different Types and Rates of Micronutrient Application on Growth, Fruit Yield, Nutritional Value and Phytochemical Components of Pawpaw in Ogbomoso

“…Agbowuro (2013) reported that were there was no significant differences in the treatment effect of using boron and zinc fertilizers on plant height, number of leaves per plant and leaf area. This result also confirmed the earlier findings of Preethi et al, (2017) when he treated pawpaw seedlings with application of zinc, boron, and iron to determine the effect on red lady cultivar of pawpaw, the result revealed that there were no significant difference in plant height, stem girth and number of leaves produced after 8 months after transplanting. An increase in total fruit weight recorded at 25mls of application may be attributed to function of micronutrients in playing a pivotal role in flowering and development of plants and they are directly involved in the process of photosynthesis which means there may not be a possibility of increasing yield (Tamboli et al, 2015).…”

“…Micronutrients play a major role in crop production due to their essentiality in plant metabolism and adverse effects that manifest due to their deficiency (Preethi, et al, 2017). These trace elements also play a major role in disease resistance in cultivated crop species.…”

Meloidogyne incognita population control and nutritional status and productivity of Thompson seedless grapevines managed with different treatments

“…Besides, it was reported that boron addition induces carbohydrates movement and ascorbic acid transfer from plant leaves to the fruiting bodies [21,65], and this effect possibly led to the increase in the fruit weight in our research. Boron's relevance in carbohydrate metabolism [66], cell division, protein synthesis [60], early flower initiation, and flower bud formation [22] was previously documented.…”

“…It has been reported that boron excess can be toxic to plants and affect their growth, while its deficiency results in low and poor crop quality [ 18 ]. This micronutrient plays a pivotal role in early flowering [ 22 ], and its deficiency can limit pollen germination and normal pollen tube growth, affecting fruit set in grapes [ 23 ]. Under field conditions, it has been found that boron has significant nematicidal activity against the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita , infesting Thompson seedless grapevines [ 5 ], and against the citrus nematode Tylenchulus semipenetrans , infesting orange trees [ 24 ].…”

Nematicidal effect of abamectin, boron, chitosan, hydrogen peroxide and Bacillus thuringiensis against citrus nematode on Valencia orange trees

“…Boron is one of the mineral nutrients which considered a micronutrient essential for plant growth as it plays a role in plant metabolism [14]. It also plays a major role in disease resistance and can improve crop yield and quality of cultivated crops [15]. El-Nagdi and Youssef, [16] and El-Saedy, et al [17], reported that grape plants treated with boric acid improved grape yield and reduced root galls and egg masses numbers of root-knot nematode till harvest time.…”