Abstract
The effect of varied calcium sources, applied at different times and rates, on the yield and calcium concentration of mango fruit were investigated. “Van Dyke” mango cultivar tree of 10 years old was sprayed with calcium chloride, calcium nitrate, easy gro and water (control). The calcium sources were sprayed at the rates of 1%, 1.5% , 2% or 0% (control) during three different stages of fruit development i.e. fruit set, 30 days after fruit set and 30 days to physiological maturity. The experiment was carried out during 2017 and 2018 seasons at Karurumo, Embu County, Kenya. This orchard has been found to have low calcium levels. These experiments were laid in a completely randomized block designs with a split, split plot arrangement replicated three times. The results indicated that spraying with calcium significantly affected the weight, breadth, number and the total weight of fruits/tree. The concentration of calcium in the fruit flesh was also significantly increased by the application of calcium and a direct relationship between calcium concentration and yield attributes was reported. Calcium chloride (2.0%) sprayed at fruit set was the most effective in enhancing the fruit weight, breadth, number of fruits and the total weight of fruits. Application of calcium at fruit set was found to be the most effective in enhancing the yield. Further investigations need to be done to determine the effect of these calcium sources on the quality of fruits and the optimal rate as there was an increase in the yield with an increase in the rates.
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Claim · model-written summary
Spraying with calcium significantly affected fruit weight, breadth and number per tree.
- Taxon
- mango
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Mangifera indicae0 - Treatment
- spraying with calciume3
- Outcome
- weight, breadth, numbere3
- Comparator
- water (control)e0
Not reportedDirection
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Verbatim
e0““Van Dyke” mango cultivar tree of 10 years old was sprayed with calcium chloride, calcium nitrate, easy gro and water (control)”
e3“The results indicated that spraying with calcium significantly affected the weight, breadth, number and the total weight of fruits/tree”
Claim · model-written summary
Spraying with calcium significantly affected the total weight of fruits per tree.
- Taxon
- mangoMangifera indicae0
- Treatment
- spraying with calciume3
- Outcome
- total weight of fruits/treee3
- Comparator
- water (control)e0
Not reportedDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0““Van Dyke” mango cultivar tree of 10 years old was sprayed with calcium chloride, calcium nitrate, easy gro and water (control)”
e3“The results indicated that spraying with calcium significantly affected the weight, breadth, number and the total weight of fruits/tree”
Claim · model-written summary
Calcium application significantly increased calcium concentration in the fruit flesh.
- Taxon
- mangoMangifera indicae0
- Treatment
- application of calciume4
- Outcome
- concentration of calcium in the fruit fleshe4
- Direction
- increasede4
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0““Van Dyke” mango cultivar tree of 10 years old was sprayed with calcium chloride, calcium nitrate, easy gro and water (control)”
e4“The concentration of calcium in the fruit flesh was also significantly increased by the application of calcium”
Claim · model-written summary
Calcium concentration showed a direct relationship with yield attributes.
- Taxon
- mangoMangifera indicae0
- Treatment
- calcium concentratione4
- Outcome
- yield attributese4
- Direction
- direct relationshipe4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0““Van Dyke” mango cultivar tree of 10 years old was sprayed with calcium chloride, calcium nitrate, easy gro and water (control)”
e4“a direct relationship between calcium concentration and yield attributes was reported”
Claim · model-written summary
Calcium chloride (2.0%) sprayed at fruit set was the most effective treatment for enhancing fruit weight, breadth and number.
- Taxon
- mangoMangifera indicae0
- Treatment
- Calcium chloride (2.0%) sprayed at fruit sete5
- Outcome
- fruit weight, breadth, number of fruitse5
- Direction
- most effective in enhancinge5
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0““Van Dyke” mango cultivar tree of 10 years old was sprayed with calcium chloride, calcium nitrate, easy gro and water (control)”
e5“Calcium chloride (2.0%) sprayed at fruit set was the most effective in enhancing the fruit weight, breadth, number of fruits and the total weight of fruits”
Claim · model-written summary
Calcium chloride (2.0%) sprayed at fruit set was the most effective treatment for enhancing total fruit weight.
- Taxon
- mangoMangifera indicae0
- Treatment
- Calcium chloride (2.0%) sprayed at fruit sete5
- Outcome
- the total weight of fruitse5
- Direction
- most effective in enhancinge5
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0““Van Dyke” mango cultivar tree of 10 years old was sprayed with calcium chloride, calcium nitrate, easy gro and water (control)”
e5“Calcium chloride (2.0%) sprayed at fruit set was the most effective in enhancing the fruit weight, breadth, number of fruits and the total weight of fruits”
Claim · model-written summary
Application of calcium at fruit set was the most effective timing for enhancing yield.
- Taxon
- mangoMangifera indicae0
- Treatment
- Application of calcium at fruit sete6
- Outcome
- yielde6
- Direction
- most effective in enhancinge6
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0““Van Dyke” mango cultivar tree of 10 years old was sprayed with calcium chloride, calcium nitrate, easy gro and water (control)”
e6“Application of calcium at fruit set was found to be the most effective in enhancing the yield”
Claim · model-written summary
Yield increased with increasing calcium spray rates.
- Taxon
- mangoMangifera indicae0
- Treatment
- ratese7
- Outcome
- yielde7
- Direction
- increasee7
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0““Van Dyke” mango cultivar tree of 10 years old was sprayed with calcium chloride, calcium nitrate, easy gro and water (control)”
e7“there was an increase in the yield with an increase in the rates”
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