Paper · 1973 · Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Response of Young Lemon Trees to Potassium and Zinc Application — Yield and Fruit Quality1

W. W. Jones; T. W. Embleton; J. H. Foott; et al.

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Abstract

Abstract Yield of young lemon trees increased with either soil application of K 2 SO 4 or foliage application of KNO 3 in an orchard where leaf K was low. Leaf Zn was low but one annual foliage spray of ZnSO 4 (control in this study) supplied adequate Zn and there was no response to additional Zn sprays. Peel thickness decreased, and percent juice and percent acid in the juice increased with added K.

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Claims 7

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Soil K 2 SO 4 increased yield of young lemon trees in an orchard with low leaf potassium.

Taxon
young lemon treese0
Treatment
soil application of K 2 SO 4e0
Outcome
Yielde0
Direction
increasede0
Qualifier
leaf K was lowe0
Setting
an orcharde0

Not reportedComparator

Verbatim

e0

“Yield of young lemon trees increased with either soil application of K 2 SO 4 or foliage application of KNO 3 in an orchard where leaf K was low”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Foliar KNO 3 increased yield of young lemon trees in an orchard with low leaf potassium.

Taxon
young lemon treese0
Treatment
foliage application of KNO 3e0
Outcome
Yielde0
Direction
increasede0
Setting
an orcharde0

Not reportedComparator

Verbatim

e0

“Yield of young lemon trees increased with either soil application of K 2 SO 4 or foliage application of KNO 3 in an orchard where leaf K was low”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultno effectmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Additional zinc sprays produced no response beyond the annual control spray.

Taxon
young lemon treest0
Treatment
additional Zn sprayse0
Outcome
no responsee0
Direction
no responsee0
Comparator
one annual foliage spray of ZnSO 4e0

Verbatim

e0

“one annual foliage spray of ZnSO 4 (control in this study) supplied adequate Zn and there was no response to additional Zn sprays”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 175–304 · show in text ↑
t0

“Young Lemon Trees”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 12–29 · show in text ↑
Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

The annual ZnSO 4 control spray supplied adequate zinc.

Taxon
young lemon treest0
Treatment
one annual foliage spray of ZnSO 4e0
Outcome
adequate Zne0

Verbatim

e0

“one annual foliage spray of ZnSO 4 (control in this study) supplied adequate Zn”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 175–254 · show in text ↑
t0

“Young Lemon Trees”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 12–29 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Added potassium decreased peel thickness.

Taxon
young lemon treest0
Treatment
added Ke0
Outcome
Peel thicknesse0
Direction
decreasede0

Not reportedComparator

Verbatim

e0

“Peel thickness decreased, and percent juice and percent acid in the juice increased with added K”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 306–402 · show in text ↑
t0

“Young Lemon Trees”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 12–29 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Added potassium increased percent juice.

Taxon
young lemon treest0
Treatment
added Ke0
Outcome
percent juicee0
Direction
increasede0

Not reportedComparator

Verbatim

e0

“Peel thickness decreased, and percent juice and percent acid in the juice increased with added K”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 306–402 · show in text ↑
t0

“Young Lemon Trees”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 12–29 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Added potassium increased percent acid in juice.

Taxon
young lemon treest0
Treatment
added Ke0
Outcome
percent acid in the juicee0
Direction
increasede0

Not reportedComparator

Verbatim

e0

“Peel thickness decreased, and percent juice and percent acid in the juice increased with added K”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 306–402 · show in text ↑
t0

“Young Lemon Trees”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 12–29 · show in text ↑

application · yield · Citrus x limon (lemon)Positive and negative results

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