Abstract

The present study was conducted to investigate the influence of foliar application of sulfur at various stages on yield and oil content of olive (Olea europaea L.) during the year 2018. The experiment was laid out in RCBD with two factors having split plot arrangement and treatments were replicated three times. Factor A was time of foliar application (pre-blooming, fruit set, after 20 days of fruit set) allotted to main plots and factor B foliar spray of Sulfur concentrations (0, 500, 1000, 1500 ppm) were allotted to sub plots. Results showed that maximum number of fruits panicle^-1 (5.33), number of fruits plant^-1 (5235.6), minimum fruit drop (55.11%), maximum fruit length (2.79 cm), fruit diameter (2.32 cm), fruit volume (5.35 ml), single fruit fresh weight (7.33g), fruit dry weight (2.04g), fruit pulp (83.34%) and minimum fruit stone (21.44%), maximum yield plant^-1 (21.72 kg), yield hectare^-1 (17.73 tons) and oil content (12.62%) were observed in plants treated with 1500 ppm sulfur foliar application. In conclusion better yield of olive is on 1500 ppm should be applied at pre-blooming stage while for maximum oil contents same concentration of sulfur should be applied at fruit set stage.

Keywords: Olive; Foliar Application; Sulfur; Growth Stages; Production; Oil Content

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Citation

Citation: Yasir Ali., et al. “Influence of Foliar Application of Sulfur at Various Stages on Yield and Oil Content of Olive (Olea eurapaea L.)". Acta Scientific Agriculture 4.7 (2020): 114-122.

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