The effects of silicon and calcium foliar applications on fruit yield, quality and earliness in organically grown albion strawberry cultivar)

This study was carried out under greenhouse with Albion rooted strawberry plug in 2015-2016 growing period in Cukurova University Agriculture Faculty Horticulture Department Research and Application Field, and Horticulture Department Laboratories. Fluisan Powder, which is a biological foliar fertilizer, was used as sources of Calcium and Silicon. In this study, the effects of three different foliar fertilizer application (Fluisan Powder, Fluisan Amino and combination of these two fertilizer) were investigated. In this research, the effects of applications on the yield per plant (g / plant), external fruit color (L, a, b ), fruit flesh hardness (N), leaf chlorophyll content (SPAD μmol m-2), photosynthesis rate, total amount of water soluble dry matter, pH and monthly changes of nutrient contents were examined. As a result of the experiment, Fluisan Powder was determined as the best application in terms of yield per plant, average fruit weight, total amount of soluble dry matter, leaf chlorophyll content (SPAD μmol m-2) and photosynthesis rate. It was determined that organic fertilization had positive effects on plant nutrient uptake in general. As a result, it is recommended that fertilization in different doses should be done in order to increase the fruit yield and quality criteria. This study was carried out under greenhouse with Albion rooted strawberry plug in 2015-2016 growing period in Cukurova University Agriculture Faculty Horticulture Department Research and Application Field, and Horticulture Department Laboratories. Fluisan Powder, which is a biological foliar fertilizer, was used as sources of Calcium and Silicon. In this study, the effects of three different foliar fertilizer application (Fluisan Powder, Fluisan Amino and combination of these two fertilizer) were investigated. In this research, the effects of applications on the yield per plant (g / plant), external fruit color (L, a, b ), fruit flesh hardness (N), leaf chlorophyll content (SPAD μmol m-2), photosynthesis rate, total amount of water soluble dry matter, pH and monthly changes of nutrient contents were examined. As a result of the experiment, Fluisan Powder was determined as the best application in terms of yield per plant, average fruit weight, total amount of soluble dry matter, leaf chlorophyll content (SPAD μmol m-2) and photosynthesis rate. It was determined that organic fertilization had positive effects on plant nutrient uptake in general. As a result, it is recommended that fertilization in different doses should be done in order to increase the fruit yield and quality criteria.