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

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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.

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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.

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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

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Measuring response of tef to nitrogen (N) fertigation to determine optimum application level

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.

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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.

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