ISHS Acta Horticulturae 383: Mineral Nutrition of Deciduous Fruit Plants
INFLUENCE OF FERTILIZATION AND MULCHING ON THE GROWTH, FRUITING AND CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF SOIL AND LEAVES OF HIGHBUSH BLUEBERRY. |
| Authors: | S. Mercik, K. Smolarz |
| Keywords: | Highbush blueberry, fertilization, fruiting, leof analysis, mulching |
| Abstract:
Growth of highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) plants, their fruiting and the chemical composition of soil and blueberry leaves were investigated in three experiments: on soil which contained different amounts of mineral nutrients, on soil with increasing doses of nitrogen and on soil which was mulched in various ways. All the experiments were carried out on a podsolic soil with being together 15–17% silt and clay in the surface layer and a low humus content. It is a soil which is not normally suited for growing blueberries. In spite of this, yields were very high, providing the soil was rich in mineral nutrients, highly acid and had abudant rainfall during summer months. | |
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