CFPN Trial sheets
Linking calcium (Ca) concentrations in apples and core rot incidence
Crop:
Apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) cv. Red Delicious grafted on 106 rootstocks
Measurements:
Ca concentration in the endocarp, and incidence of core rot disease
Effects of phosphorus (P) on yield of cassava storage roots
Crop:
Cassava (Manihot esculenta)
Measurements:
Number of storage roots; fresh and dry weight of storage roots; and P concentration in leaf blade.
Potassium and cassava storage root development
Crop:
Cassava (Manihot esculenta)
Measurements:
Levels of soluble carbohydrates and starch in leaves; dry root yield; and number of storage roots per plant.
Measuring response of tef to nitrogen (N) fertigation to determine optimum application level
Crop:
Tef (Eragrostis tef) cv. 405B and 406W
Measurements:
Dry matter production, and nutrient uptake
The effect of polyhalite on Ca and Mg deficiencies in greenhouse tomatoes irrigated with desalinized water
Crop:
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
Measurements:
Marketable fruit yield, and stem diameter.
The effect of polyhalite on biomass production and uptake of Ca, Mg, K and S in wheat
Crop
Wheat (Triticum aestivum)
Measurements:
Dry matter production, and nutrients uptake.
