Abstract
Boron deficiency in papaya causes deformation of apical meristem, distortion of young leaves, dwarfing of plants, fruit deformities and uneven fruit ripening that severely reduces the yield and quality. Hence, an experiment on effects of foliar application of boron on yield and quality of papaya with a commercially important variety Red lady was conducted at fifteen locations of Andhra Pradesh where the boron deficiency is wide spread due to tropical climate and high soil pH. Foliar application of 0.03 % borax at every 60 days interval from planting to harvest recorded significant increase in the leaf boron content from 18.44 mg kg-1 to 26.62 mg kg-1. Borax application recorded 29 % more number of fruits per plant, 37 % higher yields (65.28 kg plant-1) and reduced deformed fruits (13.58 %) compared to control (21.34 %). The study clearly indicated that, the regular supply of boron through foliar application in tropical climate is vital for realizing higher yields in papaya.
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Claims 5
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar borax application significantly increased leaf boron content from 18.44 to 26.62 mg kg-1 in papaya at fifteen locations in Andhra Pradesh.
- Taxon
- papaya
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Carica papayat0 - Treatment
- Foliar application of 0.03 % boraxe3
- Outcome
- leaf boron contente3
- Direction
- increasee3
- Value
- from 18.44 mg kg-1 to 26.62 mg kg-1e3
- Setting
- fifteen locations of Andhra Pradeshe2
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
t0“yield of papaya cv. Red Lady”
e2“was conducted at fifteen locations of Andhra Pradesh”
e3“Foliar application of 0.03 % borax at every 60 days interval from planting to harvest recorded significant increase in the leaf boron content from 18.44 mg kg-1 to 26.62 mg kg-1”
Claim · model-written summary
Borax application increased the number of fruits per plant by 29% compared with control.
- Taxon
- papayaCarica papayat0
- Treatment
- Borax applicatione4
- Outcome
- number of fruits per plante4
- Direction
- moree4
- Value
- 29 %e4
- Comparator
- controle4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“yield of papaya cv. Red Lady”
e4“Borax application recorded 29 % more number of fruits per plant, 37 % higher yields (65.28 kg plant-1) and reduced deformed fruits (13.58 %) compared to control (21.34 %)”
Claim · model-written summary
Borax application increased yields by 37% compared with control, with yield of 65.28 kg per plant.
- Taxon
- papayaCarica papayat0
- Treatment
- Borax applicatione4
- Outcome
- yieldse4
- Direction
- highere4
- Value
- 37 %e4
- Qualifier
- 65.28 kg plant-1e4
- Comparator
- controle4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“yield of papaya cv. Red Lady”
e4“Borax application recorded 29 % more number of fruits per plant, 37 % higher yields (65.28 kg plant-1) and reduced deformed fruits (13.58 %) compared to control (21.34 %)”
Claim · model-written summary
Borax application reduced deformed fruits to 13.58% compared with 21.34% in control.
- Taxon
- papayaCarica papayat0
- Treatment
- Borax applicatione4
- Outcome
- deformed fruitse4
- Direction
- reducede4
- Value
- 13.58 %e4
- Qualifier
- 21.34 %e4
- Comparator
- controle4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“yield of papaya cv. Red Lady”
e4“Borax application recorded 29 % more number of fruits per plant, 37 % higher yields (65.28 kg plant-1) and reduced deformed fruits (13.58 %) compared to control (21.34 %)”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend a regular supply of boron through foliar application in tropical climate for higher papaya yields.
- Taxon
- papayaCarica papayat0
- Treatment
- regular supply of boron through foliar applicatione5
- Outcome
- higher yieldse5
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“yield of papaya cv. Red Lady”
e5“the regular supply of boron through foliar application in tropical climate is vital for realizing higher yields in papaya”
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