ROSHDY, K. (2014). EFFECT OF SPRAYING SILICON AND SEAWEED EXTRACT ON GROWTH AND FRUITING OF GRANDNAINE BANANA. Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research, 92(3), 979-991. doi: 10.21608/ejar.2014.156427
KHALED A. ROSHDY. "EFFECT OF SPRAYING SILICON AND SEAWEED EXTRACT ON GROWTH AND FRUITING OF GRANDNAINE BANANA". Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research, 92, 3, 2014, 979-991. doi: 10.21608/ejar.2014.156427
ROSHDY, K. (2014). 'EFFECT OF SPRAYING SILICON AND SEAWEED EXTRACT ON GROWTH AND FRUITING OF GRANDNAINE BANANA', Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research, 92(3), pp. 979-991. doi: 10.21608/ejar.2014.156427
ROSHDY, K. EFFECT OF SPRAYING SILICON AND SEAWEED EXTRACT ON GROWTH AND FRUITING OF GRANDNAINE BANANA. Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research, 2014; 92(3): 979-991. doi: 10.21608/ejar.2014.156427
EFFECT OF SPRAYING SILICON AND SEAWEED EXTRACT ON GROWTH AND FRUITING OF GRANDNAINE BANANA
Tropical fruits Research Department, Horticulture Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt.
Abstract
During 2011/2012 and 2012 /2013 seasons Grandnaine banana plants received four sprays of potassium silicate and /or seaweed extract each at 0.05 to 0.1%.Growth, flowering, yield as well as physical and chemical characteristics of the fruits in response to silicon and seaweed extract treatments were investigated . Single and combined applications of potassium silicate and seaweed extract each at 0.05 to 0.1 % were very effective in stimulating all growth characters, flowering time, bunch weight as well as physical and chemical characteristics of the fruits in relation to the control treatment. A superior effect was attributed to using seaweed extract rather than potassium silicate. Supplying Grandnaine banana plants four times (on the middle of April, May, June and July) with a mixture containing potassium silicate and seaweed extract each at 0.05 % gave the best results with regard to growth, earliest shooting, yield and fruit quality .