Abstract
Boron deficiency significantly limits potato yield and quality in alkaline soils. This study investigated the impact of potassium and boron applications on potato yield and quality in boron-deficient alkaline soils, crucial aspects of sustainable potato farming. We evaluated the effects of soil and foliar applications of various potassium (silicate, alginate, citrate, sulfate) and nano-boron sources on potato growth, yield, and tuber quality. Two field trials, conducted over two growing seasons, demonstrated that foliar application of potassium silicate significantly enhanced potato yield and quality parameters, including tuber number, total yield, boron content, vitamin C content, and specific gravity. Foliar nano-boron application also significantly improved growth and yield compared to the control and soil-applied boron. The combination of foliar potassium silicate and nano-boron yielded the most superior results. Potassium silicate outperformed other potassium sources. These findings highlight the importance of foliar application for optimizing potassium fertilization and mitigating boron deficiency, promoting agricultural sustainability in alkaline soil conditions characteristic of many potato farming regions. Further research could explore optimal application methods and dosages for maximizing the synergistic effects of these nutrients.
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Foliar potassium silicate significantly enhanced potato tuber number and total yield.
- Taxon
- potato
Solanum tuberosume0 - Treatment
- foliar application of potassium silicatee1
- Outcome
- tuber number, total yielde1
- Direction
- enhancede1
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t0“potato”
e0“Boron deficiency significantly limits potato yield and quality in alkaline soils”
e1“foliar application of potassium silicate significantly enhanced potato yield and quality parameters, including tuber number, total yield”
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar potassium silicate significantly enhanced boron content, vitamin C content and specific gravity of potato tubers.
- Taxon
- potatoSolanum tuberosume0
- Treatment
- foliar application of potassium silicatee1
- Outcome
- boron content, vitamin C content, and specific gravitye2
- Direction
- enhancede1
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t0“potato”
e0“Boron deficiency significantly limits potato yield and quality in alkaline soils”
e1“foliar application of potassium silicate significantly enhanced potato yield and quality parameters, including tuber number, total yield”
e2“including tuber number, total yield, boron content, vitamin C content, and specific gravity”
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Foliar nano-boron significantly improved growth and yield compared with the control and soil-applied boron.
- Taxon
- potatoSolanum tuberosume0
- Treatment
- Foliar nano-boron applicatione3
- Outcome
- growth and yielde3
- Direction
- improvede3
- Comparator
- control and soil-applied borone3
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t0“potato”
e0“Boron deficiency significantly limits potato yield and quality in alkaline soils”
e3“Foliar nano-boron application also significantly improved growth and yield compared to the control and soil-applied boron”
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The combination of foliar potassium silicate and nano-boron gave the most superior results.
- Taxon
- potatoSolanum tuberosume0
- Treatment
- combination of foliar potassium silicate and nano-borone4
- Outcome
- most superior resultse4
- Direction
- most superiore4
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t0“potato”
e0“Boron deficiency significantly limits potato yield and quality in alkaline soils”
e4“The combination of foliar potassium silicate and nano-boron yielded the most superior results”
Claim · model-written summary
Potassium silicate outperformed other potassium sources in potato.
- Taxon
- potatoSolanum tuberosume0
- Treatment
- Potassium silicatee5
- Outcome
- outperformede5
- Direction
- outperformede5
- Comparator
- other potassium sourcese5
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t0“potato”
e0“Boron deficiency significantly limits potato yield and quality in alkaline soils”
e5“Potassium silicate outperformed other potassium sources”
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