Potato Growth and Yield Attributes as Affected by Boron and Selenium Foliar Application

Abstract

Enhancing potato growth and yield attributes via both Boron (Br) and Selenium (Se) is a great potential nowadays. Therefore, the present investigation was done to study the effe ct of Boron and Selenium singly or in combination as foliar application on plant growth, yield and quality of two potato cultivars 'Lady Rosetta and Caruso' during both seasons of 2016/2017 and 2017/2018. The experimental layout was split plots system in a randomized complete blocks design with three replications. Cultivars were arranged as the main plots and concentrations of Boron and Selenium singly or in combination were assigned as sub-plots. Boron was sprayed in three concentrations 0, 50, and 100 mg/l whereas Selenium was used at 0, 5, and 10 mg/l concentrations twice at 55 and 70 days after planting. The study indicated that plant growth and yield of potato plants were significantly enhanced by Boron and Selenium treatments. Plant height, tuber dry weight, number of tubers/plant, tuber yield/plant, tuber yield/feddan, tuber TSS %, ascorbic acid, tubers sugars (i.e. starch, reducing, non-reducing and total sugars), leaf total chlorophyll, leaf and tubers contents of N, P, K, Br and Se of both potato cultivars ' Lady Rosetta and Caruso' were significantly enhanced by Boron (100 mg/l) combined with Selenium (5 mg/l) foliar application at 55 and 70 days after planting during both seasons of the study.

Improving boron use efficiency via different application techniques for optimum production of good quality potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) in alkaline soil

“…As boron was effectively absorbed by leaves, and hence increased fresh biomass of potato crop [ 31 ]. These findings in contrast to recent work of [ 32 ], who urged that no significant differences were observed between soil and foliar applied boron on biological yield of potato tuber.…”

“…The recent work of Shnain et al [ 40 ] supported our findings, who observed that maximum shelf life of tomato fruit was due to foliar application of boron at the rate of 1.25 g L -1 . The present results also suggest that boron applied through any method reduced the loss of water from potato tubers, because boron helps to maintain membrane stability [ 32 ] and perhaps boron also created firmness in the potato tubers [ 4 , 6 ].…”

Alleviation of drought stress by root-applied thiourea is related to elevated photosynthetic pigments, osmoprotectants, antioxidant enzymes, and tubers yield and suppressed oxidative stress in potatoes cultivars

“…Potato ( Solanum tuberosum L) is a herbaceous plant belonging to the Solanaceae family that grows up to 100 cm (40 inches) in length ( Alkharpotly, Roshdy & Mady, 2018 ; Shirur, Channakeshava & Bhairappanavar, 2021 ). Potatoes produce tubers with a thickened stem and found in the Punjab province in Pakistan, especially in the area of: Okara, Sahiwal, Gujranwala, and Sheikhupura ( Shirur, Channakeshava & Bhairappanavar, 2021 ).…”

“…It is likely that the potato will become a leading crop and could be used to meet nutritional needs globally ( Zheng et al, 2018 ). However, many areas of potato production in developing nations are located in semi-arid regions, where drought stress negatively affects the harvest, threatening the sustainability of the potato industry ( Alkharpotly, Roshdy & Mady, 2018 ). Hence, there is a need to enhance potato cultivation in areas with periodic drought stress due to decreasing water resources.…”

Effect of Foliar Spraying with Different Concentrations of Chelated Boron on Humic and Fulvic Acids on Growth, Yield and Chemical Composition of Potato Grown in Sandy Soils

“…Foliar spray of potato plants with B at different rates was studied by El-Banna and Abd El-Salam (2005), El-Dissoky and Abdel-Kadar (2013) and Alkharpotly et al (2018). Their studies appeared the superiority effect of spraying boron at 75, 60 and 100 ppm in the three studies respectively.…”