TY  - GEN
T1  - Effect of fertilizer grades on growth, yield and quality of rambutan
A1  - Prasittikhet, J.
LA  - English
PB  - Malaysia Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI)
YR  - 2017
UL  - http://discoverylib.upm.edu.my/discovery/Record/oai:http:--agris.upm.edu.my:0-12634
AB  - The effect of fertilizer grades on growth, yield and quality and yield of rambulan cv. Rongrian (Nephelium Lappaceum L.) was investigated at the Chanthaburi Rubber Station, Chanthaburi, Thailand during 1985-1994. There were.five fertilizer grades (10-10-10, 1010-20, 10-20-10, 20-10-10 and 20-20-10) and a no-fertilizer as a check. A city compost was applied at the same quantity to every treatment as a supply of organic fertilizer.
Results indicated that the effect of fertilizers on height and girth size of rambutan were statistically different only in the juvenile period. At the fruiting stage, three fertilizer grades; 20-10-10, 10-10-20, 10-20-10 produced better growth and yield. It was observed that the 10-10-20 promoted the highest total soluble solid and maximum aril thickness. The 20-20-10 and 10-10-20 produced maximum fruit size and aril weight. Long term application of fertilizers resulted in high accumulation of extractable soil phosphorus and potassium within the canopy area.
KW  - Fertilizers
KW  - Nephelium lappaceum
KW  - Crop yield
KW  - Organic fertilizers
KW  - Fruiting
KW  - Clay
KW  - Canopy
KW  - Soil nutrient content
KW  - Nitrogen
KW  - Phosphorus
KW  - Potassium
KW  - Soil surface properties
ER  -