Paper · 2016 · Journal of Biological Chemistry and Environmental Sciences

EFFECT OF BIO-FERTILIZERS AS A PARTIAL SUBSTITUTE FOR NITROGEN MINERAL FERTILIZER ON VEGETATIVE GROWTH, LEAF MINERAL CONTENT, YIELD AND FRUIT QUALITY OF VALENCIA’ ORANGE TREES

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Abstract

This study was carried out during two successive seasons, (2014 and 2015) in a private orchard located at Ismailia governorate, Egypt. The study was conducted on 10years old orange trees of Valencia oranges, budded on Volkamer lemon rootstock grown on sandy soil under drip irrigation system planted at 3.5 X 6 m apart and uniform in shape and received the common horticultural practices, except mineral nitrogen fertilization Combinations effect of some levels from mineral nitrogen fertilization (25, 50 and 75 %) from two sources of nitrogen (ammonium slupate and ammonium nitrate) with the 75, 50 and 25 % from bio-fertilization a liquid microbial mixture (composed of three different microbes (Azotobacter chroococcum, Bacillus megaterium and Bacillus circulans) at ratio 1:1:1) compared with 100% mineral nitrogen fertilization (control) from the two sources on vegetative growth, leaf mineral content, yield , fruit quality nitrate and nitrite content of Valenica oranges were investigated. The obtained results showed that, combined application of N through 25% ammonium sulphate or ammonium nitrate as a recommended rate plus 75% bio- fertilizer significantly increased leaf content of N, and P contents as well as improved yield, number of fruit/tree and L- ascorbic acid fruit content . Also the same treatments significantly reduced peel thickness as well as nitrate and nitrite contents in fruit juice. Meanwhile the lowest values in the most measurements were recorded with mineral treatments without bio-fertilizer (control) and less mineral nitrogen fertilization (25% ammonium nitrate) with fertilizationcompared with other treatments

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultsignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Combining 25% mineral N with 75% bio-fertilizer significantly increased leaf N and P contents relative to 100% mineral N in Valencia oranges.

Taxon
Valencia orangesCitrus sinensise1
Organ / stage
leafe4
Treatment
combined application of N through 25% ammonium sulphate or ammonium nitrate as a recommended rate plus 75% bio- fertilizere2
Outcome
leaf content of N, and P contentse4
Direction
increasede4
Comparator
100% mineral nitrogen fertilizatione3
Setting
Ismailia governorate, Egypte0

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Citrus sinensis
Citrus sinensis · TaxonEllen Levy Finch ( Elf ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“This study was carried out during two successive seasons, (2014 and 2015) in a private orchard located at Ismailia governorate, Egypt”

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e1

“The study was conducted on 10years old orange trees of Valencia oranges”

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e2

“combined application of N through 25% ammonium sulphate or ammonium nitrate as a recommended rate plus 75% bio- fertilizer”

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“compared with 100% mineral nitrogen fertilization (control)”

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“significantly increased leaf content of N, and P contents”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Combined N and bio-fertilizer treatment improved yield and number of fruit per tree of Valencia oranges.

Taxon
Valencia orangesCitrus sinensise1
Treatment
combined application of N through 25% ammonium sulphate or ammonium nitrate as a recommended rate plus 75% bio- fertilizere2
Outcome
yield, number of fruit/treee5
Direction
improvede5
Comparator
100% mineral nitrogen fertilizatione3

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Citrus sinensis
Citrus sinensis · TaxonEllen Levy Finch ( Elf ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“The study was conducted on 10years old orange trees of Valencia oranges”

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e2

“combined application of N through 25% ammonium sulphate or ammonium nitrate as a recommended rate plus 75% bio- fertilizer”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1032–1154 · show in text ↑
e3

“compared with 100% mineral nitrogen fertilization (control)”

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“as well as improved yield, number of fruit/tree and L- ascorbic acid fruit content”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Combined N and bio-fertilizer treatment improved L-ascorbic acid content of Valencia orange fruit.

Taxon
Valencia orangesCitrus sinensise1
Treatment
combined application of N through 25% ammonium sulphate or ammonium nitrate as a recommended rate plus 75% bio- fertilizere2
Outcome
L- ascorbic acid fruit contente5
Direction
improvede5
Comparator
100% mineral nitrogen fertilizatione3

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Citrus sinensis
Citrus sinensis · TaxonEllen Levy Finch ( Elf ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“The study was conducted on 10years old orange trees of Valencia oranges”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 135–206 · show in text ↑
e2

“combined application of N through 25% ammonium sulphate or ammonium nitrate as a recommended rate plus 75% bio- fertilizer”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1032–1154 · show in text ↑
e3

“compared with 100% mineral nitrogen fertilization (control)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 784–843 · show in text ↑
e5

“as well as improved yield, number of fruit/tree and L- ascorbic acid fruit content”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultsignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Combined N and bio-fertilizer treatment significantly reduced peel thickness of Valencia oranges.

Taxon
Valencia orangesCitrus sinensise1
Organ / stage
peele6
Treatment
combined application of N through 25% ammonium sulphate or ammonium nitrate as a recommended rate plus 75% bio- fertilizere2
Outcome
peel thicknesse6
Direction
reducede6
Comparator
100% mineral nitrogen fertilizatione3

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Citrus sinensis
Citrus sinensis · TaxonEllen Levy Finch ( Elf ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

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“The study was conducted on 10years old orange trees of Valencia oranges”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 135–206 · show in text ↑
e2

“combined application of N through 25% ammonium sulphate or ammonium nitrate as a recommended rate plus 75% bio- fertilizer”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1032–1154 · show in text ↑
e3

“compared with 100% mineral nitrogen fertilization (control)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 784–843 · show in text ↑
e6

“Also the same treatments significantly reduced peel thickness as well as nitrate and nitrite contents in fruit juice”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Combined N and bio-fertilizer treatment significantly reduced nitrate and nitrite contents in orange fruit juice.

Taxon
Valencia orangesCitrus sinensise1
Treatment
combined application of N through 25% ammonium sulphate or ammonium nitrate as a recommended rate plus 75% bio- fertilizere2
Outcome
nitrate and nitrite contents in fruit juicee6
Direction
reducede6
Comparator
100% mineral nitrogen fertilizatione3

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Citrus sinensis
Citrus sinensis · TaxonEllen Levy Finch ( Elf ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e1

“The study was conducted on 10years old orange trees of Valencia oranges”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 135–206 · show in text ↑
e2

“combined application of N through 25% ammonium sulphate or ammonium nitrate as a recommended rate plus 75% bio- fertilizer”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1032–1154 · show in text ↑
e3

“compared with 100% mineral nitrogen fertilization (control)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 784–843 · show in text ↑
e6

“Also the same treatments significantly reduced peel thickness as well as nitrate and nitrite contents in fruit juice”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1298–1414 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Mineral-only treatments without bio-fertilizer gave the lowest values in most measurements.

Taxon
Valencia orangesCitrus sinensise1
Treatment
mineral treatments without bio-fertilizere7
Outcome
most measurementse7
Direction
loweste7
Comparator
other treatmentse7

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Citrus sinensis
Citrus sinensis · TaxonEllen Levy Finch ( Elf ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“The study was conducted on 10years old orange trees of Valencia oranges”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 135–206 · show in text ↑
e7

“the lowest values in the most measurements were recorded with mineral treatments without bio-fertilizer (control) and less mineral nitrogen fertilization (25% ammonium nitrate) with fertilizationcompared with other treatments”

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ammonium nitrate · nutrient: content · Citrus sinensis (sweet orange)Positive and negative results

2 papers: 1 positive, 1 negative or no effect

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  1. no effect
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ammonium sulfate · nutrient: content · Citrus sinensis (sweet orange)Results agree

2 papers: 2 positive, 0 negative or no effect

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  1. positive
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ammonium sulfate · yield · Citrus sinensis (sweet orange)Results agree

3 papers: 3 positive, 0 negative or no effect

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  1. positive
    AS+DMPP raised fruit yield.

    Use of Nitrification Inhibitor DMPP to Improve Nitrogen Uptake Efficiency in Citrus Trees · 2013 · compared with ammonium sulphate (AS) and calcium-potassium nitrate (CPN)

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ammonium nitrate · yield · Citrus sinensis (sweet orange)Results agree

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nitrogen · nutrient: content · Citrus sinensis (sweet orange)Results differ

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nitrogen · yield · Citrus sinensis (sweet orange)Results differ

48 papers: 39 positive, 9 negative or no effect

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  1. negative
  2. no effect
  3. negative

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fertilization · nutrient: content · Citrus sinensis (sweet orange)Positive and negative results

31 papers: 26 positive, 5 negative or no effect

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  1. negative
  2. negative
  3. no effect

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fertilization · yield · Citrus sinensis (sweet orange)Positive and negative results

56 papers: 54 positive, 2 negative or no effect

53 papers in the same direction as this paper · 2 in the opposite direction

  1. no effect
  2. no effect
  3. positive

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