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: Received: 9 October 2023 / Approved: 11 October 2023 / Online: 12 October 2023 (08:37:09 CEST)
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Li, T.; Gao, Z.; Bai, X.; Yu, S.; An, S.; Zheng, Q.; Tang, Z.; Zhi, J. Effects of Water and Fertilizer Coupling on Growth, Fruit Quality, and Yield of the Korla Fragrant Pear. Preprints2023, 2023100760. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.0760.v1
Li, T.; Gao, Z.; Bai, X.; Yu, S.; An, S.; Zheng, Q.; Tang, Z.; Zhi, J. Effects of Water and Fertilizer Coupling on Growth, Fruit Quality, and Yield of the Korla Fragrant Pear. Preprints 2023, 2023100760. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.0760.v1
Li, T.; Gao, Z.; Bai, X.; Yu, S.; An, S.; Zheng, Q.; Tang, Z.; Zhi, J. Effects of Water and Fertilizer Coupling on Growth, Fruit Quality, and Yield of the Korla Fragrant Pear. Preprints2023, 2023100760. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.0760.v1
APA Style
Li, T., Gao, Z., Bai, X., Yu, S., An, S., Zheng, Q., Tang, Z., & Zhi, J. (2023). Effects of Water and Fertilizer Coupling on Growth, Fruit Quality, and Yield of the Korla Fragrant Pear. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.0760.v1
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Li, T., Zhihui Tang and Jinhu Zhi. 2023 "Effects of Water and Fertilizer Coupling on Growth, Fruit Quality, and Yield of the Korla Fragrant Pear" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.0760.v1
Abstract
Taking Korla fragrant pear as the research object, single factor testing and water and fertilizer coupling testing were conducted. Under the premise of the drip irrigation mode, the effects of water, nitrogen, and phosphorus on the growth, fruit quality, and yield of Korla Fragrant Pear were studied to provide a theoretical basis for efficient water and fertilizer management. Among them, the single factor test set water, nitrogen and phosphorus as the three factors, and each factor was set at five levels, namely, water (W1, 5460 m3·hm−2;W2, 5880 m3·hm−2;W3,6300 m3·hm−2; W4, 6720 m3·hm−2; W5, 7140 m3·hm−2), nitrogen (N1, 150 kg N·hm−2;N2, 225 kg N·hm−2; N3, 300 kg N·hm−2; N4, 375 kg N·hm−2; N5, 450 kg N·hm−2), phosphorus (P1,75 kg P2O5·hm−2; P2, 150 kg P2O5·hm−2; P3, 225 kg P2O5·hm−2; P4, 300 kg P2O5·hm−2; P5, 375 kg P2O5·hm−2). The results showed that the total nitrogen and total phosphorus contents in leaves under the W3, W4, N3, N4, P3, and P4 treatments were significantly higher than those under other treatments, and the fruit quality was better. Therefore, the W3, W4, N3, N4, P3, and P4 treatments were selected as the water and fertilizer inputs for the water–fertilizer coupling test for Korla fragrant pear. Eight treatments were set up in the water and fertilizer coupling test: Treatment 1 (T1, W3N3P3), Treatment 2 (T2, W3N3P4), Treatment 3 (T3, W3N4P3), Treatment 4 (T4,W3N4P4), Treatment 5 (T5, W4N3P3), Treatment 6 (T6, W4N3P4), Treatment 7 (T7, W4N4) P3), and Treatment 8 (T8, W4N4P4). The results showed that the leaf area index of the T1, T2, T3, and T4 treatments was significantly higher than that of the other treatments at maturity. The T3 treatment resulted in the highest fruit yield, single fruit weight, and primary fruit rate. The results of the grey correlation degree analysis of fruit quality showed that T3 treatment had the highest degree of correlation and ranking of each fruit quality index, indicating that T3 treatment had the highest fruit quality. Detailed investigation of pear tree growth and fruit quality showed that the T3 treatment (375 kg·hm−2 nitrogen application, 225 kg·hm−2 phosphorus application and 6300 m3·hm−2 irrigation) had the best fruit growth and development performance, and the sweet pear fruit quality was the best.
Keywords
water–fertilizer coupling; Korla pear; fruit quality
Subject
Biology and Life Sciences, Agricultural Science and Agronomy
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