Appropriate Fertilizer Rate for Cape Gooseberry Production on Highland, Chiang Mai
Keywords:
cape gooseberry, fertilizer management, growth, yield, qualityAbstract
The study on appropriate fertilizer rate for cape gooseberry production on highland was conducted in the farmer’s field at Chiang Dao district, Chiang Mai. The experiment design was a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with 4 replications and 4 different fertilizer managements. The treatments consisted of 1) site-specific fertilizer management rate 1, SSFM-1 (70.22 kg N/rai, 13.83 kg P2O5/rai and 57.96 kg K2O/rai), 2) site-specific fertilizer management rate 2, SSFM-2 (only 70.22 kg N/rai), 3) common fertilizer management for cape gooseberry production on highland, CFM (56.00 kg N/rai, 56.00 kg P2O5/rai and 72.00 kg K2O/rai) and 4) control (non-fertilization). The results demonstrated that fertilization treatments (treatments 1-3) did not affect plant height, dry weight nutrient concentration in leaves and in fruit, yield and quality significantly. SSFM-1 treatment produced the highest dry weight (382.70 g/plant) and yield (4.66 kg/plant). However, the results from this study suggested that growing cape gooseberry in soil containing a high level of available P (280 mg/kg) and exchangeable K (262 mg/kg), SSFM-2 treatment fertilized with only nitrogen (70.22 kg N/rai) was adequate for producing good yield and quality of cape gooseberry. The average yield, fruit diameter, single fruit weight, ascorbic acid, TSS, and TA of SSFM-2 were as follows: 4.41 kg/plant, 26.70 mm, 11.25 g/fruit, 31.94 mg/100 g fresh weight, 14.33 °brix and 0.75%, respectively.
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