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Abstract Background Slow-release fertilizers (SRF) are quite numerous, and diverse group of materials are involved in the improvement of the effectiveness of fertilization, mitigation of the negative impact of fertilizers on the environment, and the reduction of labor and energy consumption connected with the application of conventional fertilizers. The objective of the experiment was to measure vegetative growth parameters and nutritional status of Nonpareil almond young trees under two types of slow-release compound fertilizers: Matador at 30, 60, and 120 kg/Feddan and Nitrophoska at (25, 50, and 100 kg/Feddan. The experiment was conducted in the Experimental Research Station of National Research Centre at Nubaria, El Behera governorate, Egypt, during successive growing seasons 2018 and 2019. Results The results indicated that increasing doses of slow-release fertilizer significantly improved vegetative growth of trees. The highest dose of Nitrophoska had significantly higher stem length, diameter, numbers of branches and leaves/trees, leaf area, leaf chlorophyll content, leaf fresh and dry weight while the highest significant of specific leaf dry weight was obtained by applying the highest dose of Matador compared with control trees that received the fast-release fertilizer NPK 19:19:19 at 200 kg/Feddan. Leaf mineral contents of some macro (N, P, K and Mg) and micro elements (Fe, Mn, Zn, and Cu) were significantly increased as a result of application with slow-release fertilizers. Nitrophoska at 100 kg/Feddan gave the highest values of nitrogen, potassium, magnesium, and iron while Matador at 120 kg/Feddan gave the highest value of manganese. Matador at all doses resulted in a significant increment in phosphorus concentration in leaves in both seasons. Nitrophoska at 100 kg/Feddan and Matador at 120 kg/Feddan recorded the highest values of zinc and copper without significant differences between them. Conclusions It could be concluded that application with slow-release fertilizers resulted in a positive and significant influence on most investigated vegetative growth measurements and leaf mineral contents of Nonpareil almond trees, since the application with Nitrophoska at 100 kg/Feddan was the most effective treatment for increasing growth measurements and improving leaf nutritional status of Nonpareil almond trees grown under Nubaria condition.
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Claim · model-written summary
Increasing slow-release fertilizer doses improved tree growth significantly.
- Taxon
- almond
Prunus dulcist0 - Treatment
- increasing doses of slow-release fertilizere0
- Outcome
- vegetative growth of treese0
- Direction
- improvede0
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e0“increasing doses of slow-release fertilizer significantly improved vegetative growth of trees”
t0“almond”
Claim · model-written summary
The highest Nitrophoska dose increased stem, branch, leaf and chlorophyll measures versus control.
- Taxon
- almondPrunus dulcist0
- Treatment
- highest dose of Nitrophoskae0
- Outcome
- stem length, diameter, numbers of branches and leaves/treese0
- Direction
- highere0
- Comparator
- control treese1
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Verbatim
e0“The highest dose of Nitrophoska had significantly higher stem length, diameter, numbers of branches and leaves/trees, leaf area, leaf chlorophyll content, leaf fresh and dry weight”
e1“control trees that received the fast-release fertilizer NPK 19:19:19 at 200 kg/Feddan”
t0“almond”
Claim · model-written summary
The highest Matador dose gave the greatest specific leaf dry weight.
- Taxon
- almondPrunus dulcist0
- Treatment
- highest dose of Matadore0
- Outcome
- specific leaf dry weighte0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Comparator
- control treese0
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Verbatim
e0“the highest significant of specific leaf dry weight was obtained by applying the highest dose of Matador compared with control trees”
t0“almond”
Claim · model-written summary
Slow-release fertilizer increased leaf macro and micronutrient contents.
- Taxon
- almondPrunus dulcist0
- Treatment
- slow-release fertilizerse0
- Outcome
- Leaf mineral contentse0
- Direction
- increasede0
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Verbatim
e0“Leaf mineral contents of some macro (N, P, K and Mg) and micro elements (Fe, Mn, Zn, and Cu) were significantly increased as a result of application with slow-release fertilizers.”
t0“almond”
Claim · model-written summary
Nitrophoska at 100 kg/Feddan gave the highest N, K, Mg and Fe levels.
- Taxon
- almondPrunus dulcist0
- Treatment
- Nitrophoska at 100 kg/Feddane0
- Outcome
- nitrogen, potassium, magnesium, and irone0
- Direction
- higheste0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Nitrophoska at 100 kg/Feddan gave the highest values of nitrogen, potassium, magnesium, and iron”
t0“almond”
Claim · model-written summary
Matador at 120 kg/Feddan gave the highest manganese level.
- Taxon
- almondPrunus dulcist0
- Treatment
- Matador at 120 kg/Feddane0
- Outcome
- manganesee0
- Direction
- higheste0
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Verbatim
e0“Matador at 120 kg/Feddan gave the highest value of manganese”
t0“almond”
Claim · model-written summary
All Matador doses significantly raised leaf phosphorus in both seasons.
- Taxon
- almondPrunus dulcist0
- Treatment
- Matador at all dosese0
- Outcome
- phosphorus concentration in leavese0
- Direction
- incremente0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Matador at all doses resulted in a significant increment in phosphorus concentration in leaves in both seasons.”
t0“almond”
Claim · model-written summary
Nitrophoska at 100 kg/Feddan gave highest zinc and copper without a significant difference from Matador.
- Taxon
- almondPrunus dulcist0
- Treatment
- Nitrophoska at 100 kg/Feddane0
- Outcome
- zinc and coppere0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Comparator
- Matador at 120 kg/Feddane0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Nitrophoska at 100 kg/Feddan and Matador at 120 kg/Feddan recorded the highest values of zinc and copper without significant differences between them.”
t0“almond”
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