EFFECT OF ASCORBIC ACID AND CALCIUM FOLIAR APPLICATION ON GROWTH, YIELD AND MARKETABILITY OF BROCCOLI

S. M. Ali; B. H. Majeed

doi:10.36103/ijas.v54i5.1840

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EFFECT OF ASCORBIC ACID AND CALCIUM FOLIAR APPLICATION ON GROWTH, YIELD AND MARKETABILITY OF BROCCOLI

Authors:

S. M. Ali | B. H. Majeed

Publisher:

University of Baghdad

Journal:

IRAQI JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES Vol.54 Issue 5, pp.1398-1406

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

10/2023

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001372056

pISSN:

2410-0862

DOI:

10.36103/ijas.v54i5.1840

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Abstract:

 The experiments were carried out at the College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences - University of Baghdad during the fall season of 2021-2020 to study the effect of foliar application of ascorbic acid (0, 25, 50, 75 mg. L-1) which were symbolized as A0, A1, A2, and A3, and chelated calcium (0, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0 g. L-1) which were symbolized as Ca0, Ca1, Ca2, and Ca3 on the growth, yield and marketability of broccoli. A factorial experiment was carried out within the RCBD design, in a total of 16 treatments with three replicates. The main flowering heads were kept at temperatures 6-8° C for 20 days and 18-25° C for 4 days. The results were revealed that the individual and interaction treatments were recorded a significant values among the studied parameters, and the interaction treatment of A3Ca3 achieved the most significant increment of leaves area, total yield, heads weight, heads diameter, calcium content in leaves and heads, the chlorophyll and vitamin C content in the heads, 1962.54dm2.plant-1, 55.10 ton.ha-1, 889.78 g.head-1, 21.84 cm, 1.85% in leave, 1.68%, 152.35 mg.100g-1 and 305.07 mg.100g-1 respectively decreased weight loss, increased total soluble solids, and maintained chlorophyll and vitamin C in the flowering heads after storage reached 11.40%, 134.72 and 96.41 mg.100g-1, 136.40 and 130.53 mg.100g-1 respectively at two temperatures.

Article Details

EFFECT OF ASCORBIC ACID AND CALCIUM FOLIAR APPLICATION ON GROWTH, YIELD AND MARKETABILITY OF BROCCOLI

Authors:

S. M. Ali | B. H. Majeed

Publisher:

University of Baghdad

Journal:

IRAQI JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES Vol.54 Issue 5, pp.1398-1406

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

10/2023

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001372056

pISSN:

2410-0862

DOI:

10.36103/ijas.v54i5.1840

Brassica oleracea

spraying with

storage

vitamin C

chlorophyll

Issues

Article Details

EFFECT OF ASCORBIC ACID AND CALCIUM FOLIAR APPLICATION ON GROWTH, YIELD AND MARKETABILITY OF BROCCOLI

Authors: S. M. Ali | B. H. Majeed

Publisher: University of Baghdad

Journal: IRAQI JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES Vol.54 Issue 5, pp.1398-1406

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 10/2023

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2001372056

pISSN: 2410-0862

DOI: 10.36103/ijas.v54i5.1840

Brassica oleracea

spraying with

storage

vitamin C

chlorophyll

Issues

Authors:

S. M. Ali | B. H. Majeed

Publisher:

University of Baghdad

Journal:

IRAQI JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES Vol.54 Issue 5, pp.1398-1406

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

10/2023

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001372056

pISSN:

2410-0862

DOI:

10.36103/ijas.v54i5.1840