Effect of calcium and boron on preventing skin cracks of ‘Fuyu’ persimmon

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Wantra Saeheng
Somchai Anusontpornperm
Irb Kheoruenromne
Suphicha Thanachit
กิตติพงศ์ กิตติวัฒน์โสภณ

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The study was conducted in a 15-year old ‘Fuyu’ persimmon plantation at Suan Song Saen, Doi Pui Research Station, Chiang Mai province to compare foliar application effect of calcium and boron on preventing skin cracks, quality and fruit yield of ‘Fuyu’ persimmon and leaf nutrient concentration at 2-month before harvesting fruit yield. The experiment was arranged in a Randomized Complete Block design with four replications. Treatment comprised foliar applications of pure water (T1), calcium chloride 0.25% (T2) and 0.50% (T3), boric acid 0.15% (T4) and 0.30% (T5). Five litres of pure water per tree were used for spray of which the application was carried out every two weeks for six times, starting from May until July 2016. Result showed that foliar application of calcium chloride 0.5% (T3) significantly promoted the highest complete fruit number of 82.5 fruit/tree, skin-cracked number of 169.0 fruit/tree, and sellable fresh weight of persimmon fruit of 18.73 kg/tree. Foliar application of boric acid at both concentrations (T4 and T5) significantly gave the highest fruit’s width, length, height, weight and absoluteness and also significantly stimulated the highest leaf boron concentrations of 30.7 and 23.4 mg/kg, respectively, whilst the concentration of other plant nutrients was not different when compared among treatments.

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Saeheng, W. ., Anusontpornperm, S., Kheoruenromne, I. ., Thanachit, S. ., & กิตติวัฒน์โสภณ ก. . (2018). Effect of calcium and boron on preventing skin cracks of ‘Fuyu’ persimmon. Khon Kaen Agriculture Journal, 46(5), 857–866. retrieved from https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/agkasetkaj/article/view/250183
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