TY  - GEN
T1  - Effect of chemical, organic fertilizers and trace elements application on nitrate content in pineapple fruit
A1  - Chongpraditnun, P.
LA  - English
PB  - Malaysia Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI)
YR  - 2016
UL  - http://discoverylib.upm.edu.my/discovery/Record/oai:http:--agris.upm.edu.my:0-11624
AB  - To clarify a problem of nitrate accumulation in the pineapple fruit causing detinning in pineapple cannery industry, the cultivation of pineapple with the applications of N-P-K,12-1215 (control) and the combinations of N-P-K with either trace elements (Mo, Mo, Mg), KCI or compost was conducted. At the harvesting stage, nitrate content,% brix and pH of pineapple fruits were detected.
There was a tendency of a reduction of nitrate content in fruit due to some trace elements, especially Mo at the rate of 625 g Mo/ha. Moreover, a late application of excess N after flower induction 2.5 and 4.5 months induced a higher nitrate accumulation in fruit up to
2.5 and 9.0 times of the control's respectively.
KW  - Organic fertilizers
KW  - Trace elements
KW  - Nitrates
KW  - Pineapples
KW  - Canneries
KW  - Cultivation
KW  - Harvesting
KW  - Fertilizers
KW  - Urea
KW  - Herbicides
KW  - Pesticides
KW  - Acidity
ER  -