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In view of the importance of foliar application of macro and micro nutrients to increase the yield and quality of guava under high density planting system, an experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block design consisting of nine treatment combinations with three replications. [(Control - Fertigation alone), (NPK (19:19:19)), (NPK + Zn), (NPK + Ca), (NPK + B), (NPK + Zn + Ca), (NPK + Zn + B), (NPK + Ca + B), (NPK + Zn + Ca + B). Among the treatments, fruit weight (225.22 g), fruit volume (215.35 ml), number of fruits per plant (80.35), fruit yield per plant(17.67 kg plant-1), TSS(10.60 0Brix), titratable acidity (0.196 %) and pectin content (1.31 %) was found to be significantly higher with the foliar application of NPK @ 1% + Zn @ 0.5 % + B @ 0.4%. The foliar spray of NPK @ 1% + Ca@ 0.2% + B@ 0.4% significantly increased the fruit diameter (7.85 cm), and ascorbic acid content (159.84 mg 100g-1). Thus, foliar spray of NPK, zinc and boron maintained more number of fruits per plant and improved the fruit set leading to an 18% increase in yield. Whereas, the addition of calcium to the plants increased the ascorbic acid content of the fruit and pectin that enhanced the shelf life of the fruit. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An experiment was conducted during the winter season of each of 2015/2016 and 2016/ 2017 at the Experimental field, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Egypt in order to evaluate the response of caraway growth and yield under three rates of N:P:K:Mg at 13:5:26:3 ratios/ (0.0, 2.0 and 4.0 g/l) as foliar spray and three types of antioxidants (Control, salicylic acid, vitamin C and vitamin B1 as well as their combinations). The experiment was applied by a split-plot in randomized complete block design (RCBD) arrangement with three replications. Results proved the superiority of chemical fertilization as foliar spray via enhancing yield components of caraway plants in comparing with no application. Salicylic acid (SA), vitamin B1 (Vitam.B) and vitamin C (Vitam.C) at 100 ppm of each applied three times/season showed the best results in most of the studied growth parameters (plant height, number of leaves and branches per plant, total dry weight, root dry weight and root length) and yield components (number of umbels per plant and fruit yield per plant and per faddan) as compared with control. Accordingly, this study recommends the possibility of using antioxidants treatment (SA+ Vitam.B + Vitam.C) as an improving growth performance and yield components of caraway plants under chemical fertilization rate at 2 g/l. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A field trial was carried out during 2018/2019 and 2019/2020 seasons at the Experimental Farm of Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University to study the effect of foliar humic acid application at the concentrations of 0 (control), 200 and 400 ppm three times, monthly interval on growth, fruit yield, and essential oil yield and its composition of caraway (Carum carvi L.) plant. The results indicated that humic acid treatments improved the vegetative growth characteristics (plant height, branch number per plant and plant dry weight), fruit measurements (umbel number, 1000-seed weight and seed yield) and essential oil parameters (oil percentage, oil yield and oil constituents) in comparison with control plant (without humic acid). However, a rate of 400 ppm was more effective than the level of 200 ppm in this regard. Seeds of plants received 400 ppm showed the highest contents of total proein, total carbohydrates, total phenolics, ascorbic acid (vitamin C) and thiamine (vitamin B1). In contrast, these seeds contained the lowest levels of nitrate and nitrite. These findings were closely correlated with increasing 1000-seed weight showing better quality. Chemical analysis of caraway leaves cleared that the maximum contents of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and pigment were occurred by humic acid at 400 ppm resulting in significant increases compared to 200 ppm level in most cases. It was found a positive relationship between the highest contents of leaf N, P and K and the improvement of vegetative growth and fruit characteristics, consequently increase of seed production. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]