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2019 Vol.52, Issue 3

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Four-year Field Study on the Effect of Nutrient Management Practices on Soil Chemical Properties and Leaf Mineral Content in Newly Established Apple Orchard
Seong Eun Lee1*
,
In Bog Lee1
,
Pyoung Ho Yi1
,
Gopal Selvakumar1
1Horticultural & Herbal Crop Environment Division, National Institute of Horticultural & Herbal Science
* Corresponding Author
31 August 2019. pp. 173-177
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Abstract

This four-year field study aimed to demonstrate the effect of nutrient sources and recommended fertilizer application (RFA) based on soil testing result on leaf mineral content and soil chemical properties in newly established ‘Hongro’/M.9 apple orchard. Chemical fertilizer (NPK), castor oil meal, hairy vetch + PK, and no fertilizer treatments were included. The results showed that there were no significant differences between nutrient sources on soil chemical properties, but leaf nitrogen and potassium content tended to be higher in oil meal and hairy vetch treatments. Meanwhile, RFA was revealed to have no effect on increasing soil chemical properties. Therefore, additional application of organic material should be needed in RFA system for appropriate soil nutrient management in newly established apple orchards under low fertility condition.

Effect of nutrient sources and recommended fertilizer application on soil chemical properties in ‘Hongro’/M.9 apple orchard.

Keywords
Malus pumila
Natural resource
Optimum range
Recommended fertilizer application
Soil fertility

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  • Publisher :Korean Society of Soil Science and Fertilizer
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국토양비료학회
  • Journal Title :Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
  • Journal Title(Ko) :한국토양비료학회 학회지
  • Volume : 52
  • No :3
  • Pages :173-177
  • Received Date : 2019-05-13
  • Revised Date : 2019-08-29
  • Accepted Date : 2019-08-29
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.7745/KJSSF.2019.52.3.173
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