Author/Authors :
sarıdaş, mehmet ali cukurova university - faculty of agriculture - department of horticulture, Adana, Turkey , kargı, sevgi paydaş cukurova university - faculty of agriculture - department of horticulture, Adana, Turkey , karabıyık, şenay cukurova university - faculty of agriculture - department of horticulture, Adana, Turkey , daşgan, hayriye yıldız cukurova university - faculty of agriculture - department of horticulture, Adana, Turkey
Abstract :
Strawberry production is one of the most important horticultural sectors in the Mediterranean coastal line of Turkey. This industry has developed day by day due to high price, yield and good marketing opportunity. However, there are some serious problems about yield due to plant nutrition. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of the calcium nitrate applications on the strawberry leaves nutrition amount during the active growing period (April and May). The results showed that, N and Ca concentrations of the leaves were not affected by different calcium nitrate applications except the period of April. The differences in terms of nutrient contents between cultivars are stemmed from genetical differences. Competition of cation was determined clearly with different doses of calcium nitrate applications and among cultivars.
