Abstract
ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of the isolated and combined foliar application of boron, calcium, and the plant growth regulator Stimulate on fruit yield and gas exchange in bell peppers. The evaluated treatments were boron, calcium, Stimulate, boron + calcium, boron + Stimulate, calcium + Stimulate, boron + calcium + Stimulate, and control (water). The study was performed in complete randomized block design with three replicates. The applications were performed biweekly on the plant leaves from the beginning of flowering (December 21, 2013) until March 1, 2014. The analyzed gas exchange characteristics were photosynthetic yield, internal CO2 concentration, and transpiration rate. The evaluated agronomic characteristics were number and yield of marketable and non-marketable fruits, and the average mass, volume, and firmness of commercial fruits. The foliar application of boron from the beginning of flowering increased the photosynthetic yield and the yield of marketable fruits cultivated in the field. The foliar application of calcium and Stimulate did not improve gas exchange and fruit yield. The most common effects of boron were an increase in the number of marketable fruits. Moreover, foliar spraying with calcium from the beginning of flowering increased the firmness of commercial fruits
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Claims 6
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar boron increased photosynthetic yield in field-grown bell peppers.
- Taxon
- bell pepperst0
- Treatment
- foliar application of borone0
- Outcome
- photosynthetic yielde0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Setting
- fielde0
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e0“The foliar application of boron from the beginning of flowering increased the photosynthetic yield and the yield of marketable fruits cultivated in the field.”
t0“bell peppers”
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar boron increased marketable fruit yield.
- Taxon
- bell pepperst0
- Treatment
- foliar application of borone0
- Outcome
- yield of marketable fruitse0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Setting
- fielde0
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e0“The foliar application of boron from the beginning of flowering increased the photosynthetic yield and the yield of marketable fruits cultivated in the field.”
t0“bell peppers”
Claim · model-written summary
Calcium application did not improve gas exchange or fruit yield.
- Taxon
- bell pepperst0
- Treatment
- calciume0
- Outcome
- gas exchange and fruit yielde0
- Direction
- did not improvee0
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e0“The foliar application of calcium and Stimulate did not improve gas exchange and fruit yield.”
t0“bell peppers”
Claim · model-written summary
Stimulate application did not improve gas exchange or fruit yield.
- Taxon
- bell pepperst0
- Treatment
- Stimulatee0
- Outcome
- gas exchange and fruit yielde0
- Direction
- did not improvee0
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Verbatim
e0“The foliar application of calcium and Stimulate did not improve gas exchange and fruit yield.”
t0“bell peppers”
Claim · model-written summary
Boron commonly increased the number of marketable fruits.
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e0“The most common effects of boron were an increase in the number of marketable fruits.”
t0“bell peppers”
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar calcium from flowering increased commercial fruit firmness.
- Taxon
- bell pepperst0
- Treatment
- foliar spraying with calciume0
- Outcome
- firmness of commercial fruitse0
- Direction
- increasede0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“foliar spraying with calcium from the beginning of flowering increased the firmness of commercial fruits”
t0“bell peppers”
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