Iranian Journal of Horticultural Science

Iranian Journal of Horticultural Science

Study of the Nutritional Status in Thomson navel sweet orange orchards from East of Mazandaran by using the Compositional Nutrient Diagnosis (CND) method

Document Type : Full Paper

Authors
Majid Basirat 1
Omid Ghasemi 2
Mehrdad Shahabian 2
Seyed Majid Mousavi 3
1 Assistant Professor, Soil and Water Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran
2 Assistant Professor, Soil and Water Research Department, Mazandaran Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Sari, Iran
3 Ph.D. Candidate of Soil Science Department, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
10.22059/ijhs.2018.239110.1297
Abstract
In order to study the nutritional status of orange orchards, Thompson navel sweet orange in north of Iran (east of Mazandaran province) through CND method, 133 orchards were studied in summer (August). After selecting and as signing 30 trees in each orchard, plant samples were taken from the trees in a proper time to determine concentration of the elements and their average yield was measured in the harvest season. By using the cumulative distribution function (CDF) of nutrients variance ratio model in this work, 27 orchards were considered as the high yielding group and 106 orchards were considered as the low yielding group. By solving the third-degree cumulative function equations related to the elements, the related yields were calculated and the cut-off yield was determined 58 ton ha-1. The norms were calculated for 10 elements from average concentrations of high yield groups: N 2.32±0.24%; P 0.17±0.01%; K 1.74±0.24%; Ca 3.38±0.94%; Mg 0.41± 0.08%; Mn 40±18 mg kg-1; Zn 45.8±25 mg kg-1; Fe 199.4±78 mg kg-1; Cu 14±6.7 mg kg-1; B 80±36 mg kg-1.  Measured norms showed that K, P and Mn showed more deficiency in the orchards, respectively.
Keywords
Nutritional management
orange
reference norms
Subjects
  1. Agricultural Statistics. (2015). Volume 3, Orchard Crops. Ministry of Agriculture Jihad.  hlhSchematization and economic administration of Agriculture ministry, Information Technology Center. (in Farsi)
  2. Asadi Kangarshahi, A., Basirat, M., Akhlaghi Amiri, N., Haghighatnia, H., Sheikh Ashkvari, A., Sabah, A., Shahabian, M., Saleh, J. & Ghasemi, A. (2016a). Nutritional problems in the citrus orchards of the country. Publications of the Soil & Water Research Institute, Karaj, Iran. (in Farsi)
  3. Asadi Kangarshahi, A., Basirat, M., Akhlaghi Amiri, N., Haghighatnia, H., Sheikh Ashkvari, A., Sabah, A., Shahabian, M., Saleh, J. & Ghasemi, A. (2016b). Instruction for optimum fertilization in the productive citrus orchards. Publications of the Soil & Water Research Institute, Karaj, Iran. (in Farsi)
  4. Emami, A. (1996). Methods of Plant Analysis. Publications of the Soil & Water Research Institute, Karaj, Iran. (in Farsi)
  5. Basirat, M., Daryashenas, A & Akhyani, A. (2015). Reference norms determination for nutrients in the grape leaf (Shahroudi cultivar). Iranian journal of soil researches, 1(1). (in Farsi)
  6. Basirat, M. (2014). Introducing the Compositional Nutrient Diagnosis method to determinate the nutritional status of pistachio orchards. In: Proceedings of the national congress of scientific approaches in the green gold industry, pistachio, 17-18 Dec., Islamic Azad University, Damghan Branch, NCSAPI01_107: (COI). (in Farsi)
  7. Chakerolhosseini, M. R., Khorasani, R., Fatovat, A. & Basirat, M. (2015). Determining the reference norms and limitations of nutrient elements on orange by using the Compositional Nutrient Diagnosis method. Journal of soil management and sustainable production, 6 (3), 161-172. (in Farsi)
  8. Daryashenas, A. & Pak Nejad, A. (2005). Determining the DRIS standard norms for the autumn sown sugar beet in Khuzestan province. In: Proceedings of the 9th Iranian soil science congress, 28-31 Aug., University of Tehran, Karaj. (in Farsi)
  9. Daryashenas, A. & Saghafi, K. (2011). Compositional Nutrient Diagnosis (CND) for sugar beet. Iranian Journal of Soil Researches, 25(1). (in Farsi)
  10. Malakouti, M. J. (2008). The comprehensive method of diagnostic and urgency of optimum fertilizers application for the sustainable agriculture. Publications of Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran. (in Farsi)
  11. Aitchison, J. (1988). Statistical analysis of compositional data. Chapman and Hall, New York. -- Ross, S.M. 1987. Introduction to probability and statistics for engineers and scientists. John Wiley & Sons, New York.
  12. Khiari, L., Parent & Tremblay, N. (2001a). Critical compositional nutrient indexes for sweet corn at early growth stage. Agronomy Journal, 93, 809-814.
  13. Khiari, L., Parent, L. E. & Tremblay, N. (2001b). Selecting the high-yield subpopulation for diagnosing nutrient imbalance in crops. Agronomy Journal, 93, 802-808.
  14. Parent, L. E., Cambouris, A. N. & Muhawenimana, A. (1994). Multivariate diagnosis of nutrient imbalance in potato crops. Soil Science Society of American Journal, 58, 1432-1438.
  15. Parent, L. E. & Dafir, M. (1992). A theoretical concept of compositional nutrient diagnosis. Journal for American Society of Horticultural Science, 117, 239-242.
  16. Parent, L. E. & Khiari, L. (2003). The  compositional  nutrient  diagnosis  of onions .xxxvi   international  horticultural  congress : Toward  ecologically  sound  fertilization  strategies  for  field  vegetable  production.  http://www.actahort.org.
  17. Ross, S. M. (1987). Introduction to probability and statistics for engineers and scientists. John Wiley & Sons. New York.
  18. Walworth, J. L. & Sumner, M. E. (1987). The Diagnosis and Recommendation Integrated System (DRIS). Advances in Soil Science, 6, 149-188.
Iranian Journal of Horticultural Science
Volume 49, Issue 4 - Serial Number 4
Winter 2019
Pages 1003-1011

  • Receive Date 06 August 2017
  • Revise Date 16 December 2017
  • Accept Date 01 January 2018