Impact of NPK Bio-fertilization on some growth pomegranate of manfaloty and wonderful pomegranate transplants

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This study was conducted throughout the two successive seasons of 2017 and 2018 at Fruit Nursery of Horticulture Department, Faculty of Agriculture at Moshtohor, Benha University Qalyubeia Governorate, Egypt.

, to study the impact of NPK bio fertilization application on different growth parameters of Manfaloty and Wonderful pomegranate transplants at one-year- old.

The eight treatments involved in this study were summarized as follows: T1-recommended doses (RD), T2-RD NPK mineral fertilizers + Soil application of Nitrobene at 5 ml/ transplant, T3-RD NPK mineral fertilizers + Soil application of Nitrobene at 10 ml/ transplant, T4-RD NPK mineral fertilizers + Soil application of Phosphorene at 5 ml/ transplant, T5-RD NPK mineral fertilizers + Soil application of Phosphorene at 10 ml/ transplant, T6 -RD NPK mineral fertilizers + Soil application of Potasene at 5 ml/ transplant, T7- RD NPK mineral fertilizers + Soil application of Potasene at 10 ml/ transplant and T8 RD NPK mineral fertilizers + Nitrobene at 5 ml + Phosphorene at 5 ml / + Potasene at 5 ml / transplant.

The result indicated that, application of T8 (RD NPK mineral fertilizers + Nitrobene at 5 ml + Phosphorene at 5 ml / + Potasene at 5 ml / transplant) caused a significant increasing in the rate of length, diameter, number of leaves, leaf area, transplant leaves area, fresh and dry weights.

Moreover, T3 (RD NPK mineral fertilizers + Soil application of Nitrobene at 10 ml/ transplant)ranked statistically second in this concern.

On the contrary, the least values of the abovementioned parameters were usually in concomitant to T₁ - Control (recommended dose) which ranked statistically last during both seasons of study.