Appropriate Fertilizer Rate for Strawberry cv. Pharatchatan 80 Production on Highland, Chiang Mai Province
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This study aimed to determine the appropriate fertilizer rate for strawberry cv. Pharatchatan 80 grown in highland areas. The experiment was conducted in a strawberry field at Fang district, Chiang Mai province. The experimental design was a randomized complete block design with four replications and four fertilizer managements. The fertilizer rates were estimated by 1) recommended fertilizer rate for strawberry cultivation; (F-RS, N=68.48 P2O5=185.09 and K2O=120.57 kg/rai) 2) primary nutrients requirements (F-NR, N=25.02 P2O5=8.25 and K2O=41.89 kg/rai) 3) site-specific nutrient management; SSNM (N=25.02 kg/rai) and no fertilizer application as the control treatment. The results showed that all fertilizer application treatments were not significantly different in plant growth (plant height and canopy width) and nutrient concentration in the shoot, yield, and fruit quality (fruit weight, titratable acidity (TA), total soluble solid (TSS), ascorbic acid). However, fertilization by treatment 3 (SSNM) gave the highest average yield of 3,015.90 kg/rai, fruit weight 8.53 g/fruit, titratable acidity (TA) 1.14%, total soluble solid (TSS) 11.49 ๐Brix and ascorbic acid content 1.72 mg/100 g. This study's results suggested growing strawberries in soil containing a high level of available phosphorous (329 mg/kg) and exchangeable potassium (574 mg/kg) which both nutrients were sufficient for the strawberry’s requirement. Therefore, nitrogen fertilization at 25.02 kg/rai was a reasonable rate for highland strawberry cv. Pharatchatan 80 cultivation.
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