Journal of Zhejiang Agricultural Sciences ›› 2025, Vol. 66 ›› Issue (1): 62-71.DOI: 10.16178/j.issn.0528-9017.20231047

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Effect of different proportion of foliar fertilizer on the growth and fruit setting of Camellia oleifera

ZHANG Kunchang1(), LI Yongquan1, LYU Yuzhou2, WANG Chuan1, WU Jinyi1, WU Hongfei1, CEN Yingyuan1, LIAO Boyong1, TU Panfeng1,3,*()   

  1. 1. Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou 510225, Guangdong
    2. Qujiang District State-owned Xiaokeng Forest Farm of Shaoguan City, Shaoguan 512600, Guangdong
    3. Zhongkai Guangmei Research Institute, Meizhou 514000, Guangdong
  • Received:2023-10-30 Online:2025-01-11 Published:2025-01-14

Abstract:

Effects of different concentrations of potassium dihydrogen phosphate, urea and boric acid on the growth and fruit setting of Camellia oleifera were studied to provide theoretical support for the spraying of foliar fertilizer on Camellia oleifera. Ten-year-old common Camellia oleifera cv. Cenruan 3 were conducted as the test material, and potassium dihydrogen phosphate, urea and boric acid were set up with different concetrations and ratios of 10 experimental treatments. The changes of leaf physiology, fruit characters and fruit setting rate of Camellia oleifera were analyzed, and the effect of leaf spraying on various traits of Camellia oleifera were discussed, so as to calculate the optimal spraying amount and maximum yield. The results showed that low concentration of foliar fertilizer could significantly promote the growth, development and fruit quality of Camellia oleifera, while high concentration of foliar fertilizer could reduce the fruit quality of Camellia oleifera, which was not conducive to its growth and development. Among all treatments in this experiment, treatment 3 (potassium dihydrogen phosphate∶boric acid∶urea=0.2%∶0.2%∶0.4%) can effectively improve the leaf area, nitrogen content, phosphorus content, potassium content and fruit setting rate of Camellia oleifera, and have a positive impact on leaf oxidase activity and physiological indicators, and also have a positive role in promoting the fruit properties of Camellia oleifera. The optimum spraying rates of potassium dihydrogen phosphate, boric acid and urea were 62.62,28.74 and 58.14 g per Camellia oleifera plant, respectively, which could make the maximum yield of 23.36 kg.

Key words: Camellia oleifera, leaf fertilizer, yield, leaves, fruits, linear relationship

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