The effect of foliar fertilization on growth and yield of sour cherry (Prunus cerasus L.) cv. Łutówka

Abstract

The present study, carried out in the period 2007-2009 in the Sandomierz Upland, did not show a significant effect of foliar fertilization on trunk thickness and canopy volume in the cultivar Łutówka. However, under the influence of urea applied three times in combination with Florovit at a concentration of 0.5%, a clear increasing trend was observed in the above mentioned parameters used to assess the strength of growth. In years of abundant fruiting, this study showed a significant increase, or on the verge of significance, in yield after threefold application of urea and Florovit in combination. A small insignificant effect of fertilization on fruit weight shows that the growth in yield after the application of fertilization was produced as a consequential effect of a significant increase in the length of one-year shoots and thereby in flowering intensity of the 'Łutówka' cherry trees. In the case of the sour cherry cultivar Łutówka bearing fruit on one-year shoots, foliar feeding after flowering using multi-nutrient fertilizers and urea can be recommended as a technological treatment, in particular in years of abundant fruiting

Effects of Foliar Fertilization on Incidence of Berry Shrivel and Bunch Stem Necrosis inVitis viniferaL. CVS ‘Pinot Blanc’ and ‘Zweigelt’

“…An existing deficiency of nutrients can only be corrected for the current vegetation period (Ochßner, 2007;Hamayun et al, 2011). The majority of these elements is absorbed by the roots and therefore must be present in the soil (Taiz and Zeiger, 2000;Wocior et al, 2011).…”