Short term effect of site-specific fertilization in rainfed ‘Kent’ and ‘Tommy Atkins’ mangos

Authors

  • Samuel Salazar-García Campo Experimental Santiago Ixcuintla-INIFAP. A. P. 100, Santiago Ixcuintla, Nayarit 63300, México
  • Gregorio Santillán-Valladolid Ciencias Biológico Agropecuarias-Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit. A. P. 49, Xalisco, Nayarit 63780, México
  • Edgardo Federico Hernández-Valdés Facultad de Agrobiología “Presidente Juárez”, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo. Paseo Lázaro Cárdenas esq. Berlín s/n, Col. Viveros. Uruapan, Michoacán, 60190, México
  • Raúl Medina-Torres Unidad Académica de Agricultura, Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit. A. P. 49, Xalisco, Nayarit 63780, México
  • Martha Elva Ibarra-Estrada Campo Experimental Santiago Ixcuintla-INIFAP. A. P. 100, Santiago Ixcuintla, Nayarit 63300, México
  • Roberto Gómez-Aguilar Unidad Académica de Agricultura, Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit. A. P. 49, Xalisco, Nayarit 63780, México

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v5i4.925

Keywords:

Mangifera indica L., soil fertility, mineral nutrition, yield, fruit size

Abstract

In the state of Nayarit, Mexico, there are no systematic fertilization studies on mango. This research aimed to evaluate the short-term effect (2010-2012) of site-specific fertilization (SSF) on tree growth yield and fruit size in rainfed 'Kent' and 'Tommy Atkins' mangos in Nayarit. For each cultivar two orchards were selected in soils of different type and fertility. The fertilization treatments were determined independently for each orchard and were: 1) normal dose for a 20 t ha-1 yield; 2) high dose, 1.5 times the normal dose; and 3) control, non-fertilized. In 2011 and 2012 foliar nutrient analyses were performed in summer ('Kent') and fall ('Tommy Atkins') f lush leaves and soil (2010, 2011 and 2012). Calcium was applied as gypsum or lime , according to the soil test. A completely randomized experimental design with 20 replicates (trees) per treatment and orchard was used. The SSF did not increase tree growth. The applied nutrients (N, P, K, Ca, Mg, S, Fe, Mn, Zn, B) only increased foliar concentrations of S, Mn and B ('Kent') and N, Fe, Zn and B ('Tommy Atkins'). In 'Kent' the highest fruit yield (138.2 kg∙tree-1) was obtained with the normal dose applied annually (as per orchard) per tree: 678-794 g N, 243-270 g P2O5, 259- 325gK2O,37-66gMg,12-47gFe,7-40gMn,5-6gZn and 9-17 g B. In 'Tommy Atkins' maximum yield (186.9 kg∙tree-1) corresponded to high dose: 548-604 g N, 219-328 g P2O5, 455-572 g K2O, 45-70 g Mg, 33-58 g Fe, 15-35 g Mn, 6-12 g Zn and 27-47 g B per tree.

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Published

2018-02-19

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Salazar-García Samuel, Santillán-Valladolid Gregorio, Hernández-Valdés Edgardo Federico, Medina-Torres Raúl, Martha Elva Ibarra-Estrada, and Gómez-Aguilar Roberto. 2018. “Short Term Effect of Site-Specific Fertilization in Rainfed ‘Kent’ and ‘Tommy Atkins’ Mangos”. Revista Mexicana De Ciencias Agrícolas 5 (4). México, ME:645-59. https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v5i4.925.

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