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http://dx.doi.org/10.12791/KSBEC.2018.27.4.319

Bush Growth and Fruit Quality of 'Duke' Blueberry Influenced by Nutritional Composition in Unheated Plastic House  

Cheon, Mi Geon (Researrch and Development Bureau, Gyeongnam Agricultural Research & Extension Services)
Kim, Yeong Bong (Researrch and Development Bureau, Gyeongnam Agricultural Research & Extension Services)
Hong, Kwang Pyo (Researrch and Development Bureau, Gyeongnam Agricultural Research & Extension Services)
Kumar, H.M. Prathibhani C. (Department of Horticulture, Gyeongsang National University)
Kim, Jin Gook (Department of Horticulture, Gyeongsang National University)
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Journal of Bio-Environment Control / v.27, no.4, 2018 , pp. 319-325 More about this Journal
Abstract
The aim of the present study was to determine the influence of different fertilizer combinations on the growth, yield, and fruit quality of 'Duke' blueberry cultivar and the water quality of growth medium. The experiment was carried out with three year old 'Duke' blueberry bushes which were cultivated in containers ($60{\times}80{\times}40cm$) filled with 130 L peat moss and 40 L pearlite (v/v). Sawdust was used as the mulch in growth containers. Three different fertilizer combinations (FC) i.e., FC-1 consisted with standard solution, FC-2 consisted with nitrogen reduced by 10% from FC-1, and FC-3 consisted with nitrogen reduced by 20% from FC-1 were tested while, the ground water used as the control. The effects of different fertilizer combinations on shoot diameter, shoot length, number of shoots, leaf length, SPAD value (the relative content of chlorophyll), berry weight, soluble solids content, titratable acidity, and yield per bush in 'Duke' blueberry were examined. Also, the effects of different fertilizer combinations on pH, EC, $NH_4$ and $NO_3$ in 'Duke' blueberry growth medium were monitored. The highest pH and lowest EC, $NH_4$ and $NO_3$ in growth medium was recorded with control treatment during the experiment period. The maximum shoot diameter (3.7 mm) and shoot length (35.7 cm) was recorded for the FC-1. Highest number of shoots (47%) were recorded from 'Duke' blueberry bushes supplemented with FC-1 compared to other treatments. The fertilizer combinations supplemented with nitrogen showed significant influence on leaf length and SPAD value compared to control 'Duke' blueberry bushes. However, the fruit quality attributes, i.e., berry weight, soluble solids content, and titratable acidity were not significant different among fertilizer treatments. The significantly highest yields per bush were recorded for FC-1, FC-2, and FC-3, as 2.2, 2.9, and 2.7 kg, respectively compared to control (0.2 kg). Although, the FC-1 was supplemented with highest nitrogen content it resulted low yield per bush while having high number of shoots and vigorous growth.
Keywords
fertilizer combination; hydroponics; vine growth; yield;
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