Assessment of Two Sweet Orange Cultivars Grafted on Selected Rootstocks Grown on an Inceptisol in Puerto Rico
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. The Experimental Area
2.2. Scion-Rootstock Combinations, Disease Testing, and Orchard Management
2.3. Soil Fertility, Tree Growth, Leaf Nutrient Analysis, and Yield
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Soil Chemical Properties
3.2. Leaf Tissue Macronutrient and Trace Element Concentrations
3.3. Tree Growth, Yield and Fruit Quality
3.4. Fruit Juice Content, Soluble Solids and pH
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Scion | Rootstocks | OM z | pH | Ca | K | Mg | Na | P | S | NO3−N |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
--%-- | --1:1-- | ------------------------mg kg−1------------------------ | --ppm-- | |||||||
‘Marr’s Early’ | ‘Carrizo’ | 5.07 | 4.63 by | 1353 b | 231 | 451 | 21.3 | 26.7 | 50.7 a | 25.0 |
‘HRS 802’ | 5.3 | 5.2 a | 2123 a | 210 | 607 | 31.3 | 16.3 | 33.7 b | 18.3 | |
‘HRS 812’ | 5.1 | 4.7 b | 1673 b | 229 | 541 | 24.0 | 37.3 | 52.0 a | 27.7 | |
Pr > F | 0.35 | 0.028 | 0.045 | 0.97 | 0.71 | 0.42 | 0.17 | 0.038 | 0.59 | |
‘Pera‘ | ‘Carrizo’ | 5.93 | 4.80 b | 1977 b | 208 | 516 | 29.7 | 35.0 | 35.0 a | 15.0 b |
‘HRS 802’ | 6.0 | 5.37 a | 2477 a | 174 | 672 | 32.7 | 11.3 | 19.0 b | 10.7 b | |
‘HRS 812’ | 5.53 | 4.87 b | 2043 b | 242 | 548 | 24.0 | 31.7 | 35.0 a | 25.3 a | |
Pr > F | 0.26 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.53 | 0.33 | 0.11 | 0.39 | 0.043 | 0.05 |
Scion | Rootstocks | Nz | Ca | K | Mg | Na | P | S |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
---%--- | ------------------------mg kg−1------------------------ | |||||||
‘Marr’s Early’ | ‘Carrizo’ | 2.74 | 3.33 | 1.54 ay | 0.44 | 0.08 | 0.17 | 0.37 a |
‘HRS 802’ | 2.60 | 3.77 | 1.57 a | 0.43 | 0.07 | 0.23 H | 0.30 b | |
‘HRS 812’ | 2.95 H | 3.20 | 1.26 b | 0.42 | 0.06 | 0.21 H | 0.31 b | |
Pr > F | 0.21 | 0.38 | 0.017 | 0.90 | 0.24 | 0.46 | 0.029 | |
‘Pera’ | ‘Carrizo’ | 2.49 | 3.34 | 1.17 a | 0.41 | 0.07 | 0.17 | 0.35 a |
‘HRS 802’ | 2.49 | 4.25 | 1.30 a | 0.46 | 0.06 | 0.20 H | 0.30 b | |
‘HRS 812’ | 2.76 | 3.82 | 0.88 bL | 0.40 | 0.08 | 0.16 | 0.30 b | |
Pr > F | 0.36 | 0.39 | 0.05 | 0.52 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 0.035 |
Scion | Rootstocks | Al z | B | Cu | Fe | Mn | Zn |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
---%--- | ------------------------mg kg−1----------------------- | ||||||
‘Marr’s Early’ | ‘Carrizo’ | 80.3 | 67.3 by | 11.0 | 360 aEx | 89.7 | 38.3 |
‘HRS 802’ | 74.3 | 99.0 a | 8.67 | 296 aEx | 107 | 36.3 | |
‘HRS 812’ | 73.3 | 92.3 a | 10.7 | 174 bH | 110 | 30.3 | |
Pr > F | 0.94 | 0.05 | 0.66 | 0.045 | 0.76 | 0.50 | |
‘Pera’ | ‘Carrizo’ | 70.3 | 64.0 b | 11.3 | 224 aEx | 56 | 34.7 |
‘HRS 802’ | 79.3 | 91.6 a | 8.67 | 236 aEx | 100 | 33.0 | |
‘HRS 812’ | 67.0 | 97.0 a | 12.3 | 182 bH | 91 | 32.3 | |
Pr > F | 0.72 | 0.043 | 0.14 | 0.034 | 0.20 | 0.79 |
Scion | Rootstocks | Tree Height ---(m)--- | Tree Diameter ---(m2)--- | Canopy Volume ---(m3)--- | Tree Efficiency --(Fruits m−3)-- | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | 2016 | 2015 | 2016 | 2015 | 2016 | 2015 | 2016 | ||
‘Marr’s Early’ | ‘Carrizo’ | 1.85 bz | 2.21 | 5.13 b | 7.31 | 5.11 b | 9.61 | 10.6 | 3.20 |
‘HRS 802’ | 2.61 a | 2.01 | 10.9 a | 8.53 | 14.9 a | 9.00 | 6.63 | 10.0 | |
‘HRS 812’ | 0.97 c | 2.37 | 4.95 b | 8.60 | 3.22 b | 12.4 | 11.8 | 3.54 | |
Pr > F | 0.0003 | 0.804 | 0.0017 | 0.846 | < 0.0001 | 0.782 | 0.486 | 0.263 | |
‘Pera‘ | ‘Carrizo’ | 1.64 b | 2.35 | 3.39 b | 7.86 | 4.82 b | 13.9 | 9.13 | 1.83 |
‘HRS 802’ | 2.78 a | 1.87 | 9.06 a | 6.67 | 13.4 a | 7.45 | 7.25 | 14.3 | |
‘HRS 812’ | 2.10 ab | 2.34 | 5.21 b | 6.11 | 5.83 b | 8.10 | 6.86 | 5.25 | |
Pr > F | 0.042 | 0.56 | 0.0003 | 0.702 | 0.0013 | 0.115 | 0.79 | 0.10 |
Scion | Rootstocks | Juice Content ---(Juice % /Weight)--- | Soluble Solids -----(°Brix)----- | pH | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | ||
‘Marr’s Early’ | ‘Carrizo’ | 48.7 | 51.3 az | 52.0 b | 12.4 b | 10.5 | 10.7 | 3.79 | 3.72 | 3.65 a |
‘HRS 802’ | 47.3 | 51.1 a | 55.0 a | 10.7 b | 12.2 | 9.6 | 3.61 | 3.61 | 3.53 b | |
‘HRS 812’ | 45.6 | 48.5 b | 51.5 b | 14.5 a | 13.6 | 10.8 | 3.93 | 3.73 | 3.63 a | |
Pr > F | 0.25 | 0.04 | 0.001 | 0.002 | 0.19 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.19 | 0.01 | |
‘Pera’ | ‘Carrizo’ | 47.6 | 50.0 | 52.5 b | 13.9 | 15.4 a | 10.9 b | 3.51 b | 3.46 b | 3.42 |
‘HRS 802’ | 45.2 | 49.9 | 54.5 a | 11.5 | 10.4 c | 10.1 c | 3.91 a | 3.72 a | 3.51 | |
‘HRS 812’ | 49.3 | 52.0 | 54.0 b | 12.5 | 11.7 b | 13.2 a | 3.43 b | 3.41 b | 3.49 | |
Pr > F | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.001 | 0.08 | 0.001 | 0.002 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.19 |
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Tirado-Corbalá, R.; Segarra-Carmona, A.; Matos-Rodríguez, M.; Rivera-Ocasio, D.; Estévez de Jensen, C.; Pagán, J. Assessment of Two Sweet Orange Cultivars Grafted on Selected Rootstocks Grown on an Inceptisol in Puerto Rico. Horticulturae 2020, 6, 30. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae6020030
Tirado-Corbalá R, Segarra-Carmona A, Matos-Rodríguez M, Rivera-Ocasio D, Estévez de Jensen C, Pagán J. Assessment of Two Sweet Orange Cultivars Grafted on Selected Rootstocks Grown on an Inceptisol in Puerto Rico. Horticulturae. 2020; 6(2):30. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae6020030
Chicago/Turabian StyleTirado-Corbalá, Rebecca, Alejandro Segarra-Carmona, Manuel Matos-Rodríguez, Dania Rivera-Ocasio, Consuelo Estévez de Jensen, and Jeniffer Pagán. 2020. "Assessment of Two Sweet Orange Cultivars Grafted on Selected Rootstocks Grown on an Inceptisol in Puerto Rico" Horticulturae 6, no. 2: 30. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae6020030