Abstract
A field study was carried out in the research field at College of Horticulture, Hiriyur, Karnataka during 2019-2020 to know the effect of foliar application of potassium on quality parameters of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) cv. Bhagwa. The experiment comprised of thirteen treatments laid out in a randomized block design and replicated thrice. The foliar application of different potassium sources was carried out thrice as first spray at the time of flowering, second spray at forty days after flowering and third spray at forty days after the second spray. The results revealed that the maximum TSS (16.400Brix), sugar: acid ratio (35.69), reducing sugars (14.51 %), non-reducing sugars (1.55 %), total sugars (16.14 %), juice pH (3.94), ascorbic acid (17.73 mg/ 100g FW) and anthocyanin content (8.98 mg/ 100g FW) with less acidity (0.45 %) was recorded in the fruits obtained in plants treated with foliar spray of 3 per cent K2SO4compared to other treatments whereas lower values with higher acidity (0.72 %) was found in the control treatment i.e. water spray.
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Claims 9
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar 3 per cent K2SO4 produced the maximum fruit TSS, 16.400Brix, compared with other treatments.
- Taxon
- pomegranate
Punica granatume2 - Material
- Bhagwae2
- Treatment
- foliar spray of 3 per cent K2SO4e1
- Outcome
- TSSe0
- Direction
- maximume0
- Value
- 16.400Brixe0
- Comparator
- other treatmentse1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“maximum TSS (16.400Brix)”
e1“plants treated with foliar spray of 3 per cent K2SO4compared to other treatments”
e2“pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) cv. Bhagwa”
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar 3 per cent K2SO4 produced the maximum fruit sugar: acid ratio, 35.69.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatume2
- Treatment
- foliar spray of 3 per cent K2SO4e1
- Outcome
- sugar: acid ratioe0
- Direction
- maximume0
- Value
- 35.69e0
- Comparator
- other treatmentse1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“maximum TSS (16.400Brix), sugar: acid ratio (35.69)”
e1“plants treated with foliar spray of 3 per cent K2SO4compared to other treatments”
e2“pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) cv. Bhagwa”
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar 3 per cent K2SO4 produced the maximum reducing sugars, 14.51 %.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatume2
- Treatment
- foliar spray of 3 per cent K2SO4e1
- Outcome
- reducing sugarse0
- Direction
- maximume0
- Value
- 14.51 %e0
- Comparator
- other treatmentse1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“maximum TSS (16.400Brix), sugar: acid ratio (35.69), reducing sugars (14.51 %)”
e1“plants treated with foliar spray of 3 per cent K2SO4compared to other treatments”
e2“pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) cv. Bhagwa”
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar 3 per cent K2SO4 produced the maximum non-reducing sugars, 1.55 %.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatume2
- Treatment
- foliar spray of 3 per cent K2SO4e1
- Outcome
- non-reducing sugarse0
- Direction
- maximume0
- Value
- 1.55 %e0
- Comparator
- other treatmentse1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“maximum TSS (16.400Brix), sugar: acid ratio (35.69), reducing sugars (14.51 %), non-reducing sugars (1.55 %)”
e1“plants treated with foliar spray of 3 per cent K2SO4compared to other treatments”
e2“pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) cv. Bhagwa”
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar 3 per cent K2SO4 produced the maximum total sugars, 16.14 %.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatume2
- Treatment
- foliar spray of 3 per cent K2SO4e1
- Outcome
- total sugarse0
- Direction
- maximume0
- Value
- 16.14 %e0
- Comparator
- other treatmentse1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“maximum TSS (16.400Brix), sugar: acid ratio (35.69), reducing sugars (14.51 %), non-reducing sugars (1.55 %), total sugars (16.14 %)”
e1“plants treated with foliar spray of 3 per cent K2SO4compared to other treatments”
e2“pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) cv. Bhagwa”
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar 3 per cent K2SO4 produced the maximum juice pH, 3.94.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatume3
- Treatment
- foliar spray of 3 per cent K2SO4e2
- Outcome
- juice pHe0
- Direction
- maximume1
- Value
- 3.94e0
- Comparator
- other treatmentse2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“juice pH (3.94)”
e1“The results revealed that the maximum TSS (16.400Brix), sugar: acid ratio (35.69), reducing sugars (14.51 %), non-reducing sugars (1.55 %), total sugars (16.14 %), juice pH (3.94)”
e2“plants treated with foliar spray of 3 per cent K2SO4compared to other treatments”
e3“pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) cv. Bhagwa”
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar 3 per cent K2SO4 produced the maximum ascorbic acid, 17.73 mg/ 100g FW.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatume2
- Treatment
- foliar spray of 3 per cent K2SO4e1
- Outcome
- ascorbic acide0
- Direction
- maximume0
- Value
- 17.73 mg/ 100g FWe0
- Comparator
- other treatmentse1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The results revealed that the maximum TSS (16.400Brix), sugar: acid ratio (35.69), reducing sugars (14.51 %), non-reducing sugars (1.55 %), total sugars (16.14 %), juice pH (3.94), ascorbic acid (17.73 mg/ 100g FW)”
e1“plants treated with foliar spray of 3 per cent K2SO4compared to other treatments”
e2“pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) cv. Bhagwa”
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar 3 per cent K2SO4 produced the maximum anthocyanin content, 8.98 mg/ 100g FW.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatume2
- Treatment
- foliar spray of 3 per cent K2SO4e1
- Outcome
- anthocyanin contente0
- Direction
- maximume0
- Value
- 8.98 mg/ 100g FWe0
- Comparator
- other treatmentse1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The results revealed that the maximum TSS (16.400Brix), sugar: acid ratio (35.69), reducing sugars (14.51 %), non-reducing sugars (1.55 %), total sugars (16.14 %), juice pH (3.94), ascorbic acid (17.73 mg/ 100g FW) and anthocyanin content (8.98 mg/ 100g FW)”
e1“plants treated with foliar spray of 3 per cent K2SO4compared to other treatments”
e2“pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) cv. Bhagwa”
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar 3 per cent K2SO4 yielded lower fruit acidity, 0.45 %, than other treatments; water spray had 0.72 %.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatume1
- Treatment
- foliar spray of 3 per cent K2SO4e0
- Outcome
- aciditye0
- Direction
- lesse0
- Value
- 0.45 %e0
- Qualifier
- higher acidity (0.72 %)e0
- Comparator
- water spraye0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“with less acidity (0.45 %) was recorded in the fruits obtained in plants treated with foliar spray of 3 per cent K2SO4compared to other treatments whereas lower values with higher acidity (0.72 %) was found in the control treatment i.e. water spray.”
e1“pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) cv. Bhagwa”
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