Foliar application with calcium (Ca) fertilizers improves quality and flesh firmness of kiwifruit affects the mineral composition leaves fruits. The impact preharvest foliar sprays, using a commercial fertilizer organic Ca content in combination an integrated nutrient management (INM) biostimulants was assessed for properties nutritional status kiwi cv. ‘Hayward’ over 2-year period. Fruit incre...

the objective of the present study was to assess the combined effects of drought stress and foliar application of zinc and manganese on seed quality of red bean (naz variety) during the accelerated aging test. the experiment was carried out as split factorial in a randomized complete block design (rcbd) with three replications at the research farm of shahrekord university during 2010-2011. drou...

In recent years, the application of natural substances on crops has been intensified in order to increase the resistance and yield of the soybean crop. Among these products are included plant biostimulants that may contain algae extracts, amino acids, and plant regulators in their composition. However, there is little information on the isolated effect of each of these constituents. The objecti...

this study was conducted to investigate the effects of planting date, foliar application of benomyl fungicide and potassium silicate in improving the quality of soybean (cv. williams) seed in gorgan during 2011 and 2012. in the first year (2011), the experimental treatments were including planting dates (april 20, may 13, june 3, june 29 and july 22) and foliar application of benomyl fungicide ...

Background: Biostimulants are amino acids and organic components, which can play main role in the plant growth and dry matter accumulation. Objective: Determine the influence of foliar application of active amino acids on quality and quantity yield of Melissa officinalis L. Methods: This study was conducted in a research farm at the institute of medicinal plants on the base of randomized ...

The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of foliar applications of potassium and zinc on the fruit yield and quality as well as leaf nutrient concentrations of pistachio cv. ‘Chrokeh’. The experiment was conducted based on a completely randomized block design with nine treatments and three replications per treatment. Treatments were three levels of K2SO4 (0, 1 and 2%) and thre...

An experiment was conducted to study wheat grain protein increasing through foliar application of Nitrogen afterflowering. The RCBD design was analysed with three replications and four N-treatments as foliar application as(N0=0, N1=4kg.ha-1 Urea, N2=8kg.ha-1 Urea, N3=4kg.ha-1 Ammonium Sulfate). Results showed that seed proteincontent increased significantly by foliar application of Nitrogen. Da...

background & aim:jasmonic acid (ja) is regarded as endogenous regulators that play important roles in regulating stress responses, plant growth and development.effect of foliar application of ja on the essential oil and oil chemical components of hyssop (hyssopus officinalis l.) were investigated. experimental:  this study conducted in a crd with three replications and in experimental green...