Effect of nitrogen fertilization levels and plant density on dry weight, yield components and bulb quality of onion plant

Authors

  • Ehab ATTAYA Zagazig University, Faculty of Agriculture, Horticulture Department, Zagazig, 44511 (EG)
  • Abd-Allah BARDISI Zagazig University, Faculty of Agriculture, Horticulture Department, Zagazig, 44511 (EG)
  • Ali OSMAN Zagazig University, Faculty of Agriculture, Biochemistry Department, Zagazig, 44511 (EG)
  • Hany ISMAIL Zagazig University, Faculty of Agriculture, Horticulture Department, Zagazig, 44511 (EG)
  • Khairiah M. ALWUTAYD Department of Biology, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671 (SA)
  • Wasimah B. AL-SHAMMARI University of Hail, College of Science, Department of Biology, P.O. Box 2440, Hail 55476 (SA)
  • Nadi A. AL-HARBI University of Tabuk, University College of Tayma, Biology Department, P.O. Box 741, Tabuk (SA)
  • Salem M. AL-QAHTANI University of Tabuk, University College of Tayma, Biology Department, P.O. Box 741, Tabuk (SA)
  • Sabreen IBRAHEM Zagazig University, Faculty of Agriculture, Horticulture Department, Zagazig, 44511 (EG)
  • Khaled ABDELAAL Kafrelsheikh University, EPCRS Excellence Center, Plant Pathology and Biotechnology Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, Agricultural Botany Department, 33516 (EG)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15835/nbha52113294

Keywords:

bulb quality, mineral nitrogen levels, onion, plant density, yield

Abstract

A field experiment was carried out during the two successive winter seasons of 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 to study the effect of mineral nitrogen levels and plant density on dry weight, yield and its components, as well as bulb quality of onions (cv. ‘Ahmar Tanawy’). This experiment included 12 treatments, which were combinations between four levels of mineral nitrogen (0, 192, 240 and 288 kg N/ha) and three plant densities (4, 5 and 6 rows/ridge equal 33.33, 41.67 and 50 plants/m2, respectively). These treatments were arranged in a split-plot design with three replications. Nitrogen levels were randomly arranged in the main plots, and plant densities were randomly distributed in the subplots. Nitrogen application at 192,244 and 288 kg N/ha led to increase dry weight/plant compared to control (zero N) and 288 kg N/ha gave the highest values of dry weight of leaves, dry weight of bulbs, and total dry weight per plant at 100 days in both seasons. The increases in total dry weight per plant were about 4.84 and 4.80 g per plant for 192 kg N/ha, 4.76 and 3.87 g per plant for 244 kg N/ha, and 6.86 and 5.74 g per plant for 288 kg N/ha over the control at 100 days in the 1st and 2nd seasons, respectively. The interaction between N at 288 kg/ha and low plant density (4 rows/ridge) gave the highest values of dry weight of leaves, bulb, and total dry weight/plant and increased yield of grade 1, exportable yield, average bulb weight, as well as nitrate and sulphur contents in bulbs, whereas the interaction between N at 244 kg/ha and high plant density (6 rows/ridge) increased grades 2, 3, and 4, marketable yield, and total yield/ha.

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2024-02-12

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ATTAYA, E., BARDISI, A.-A., OSMAN, A., ISMAIL, H., ALWUTAYD, K. M., AL-SHAMMARI, W. B., AL-HARBI, N. A., AL-QAHTANI, S. M., IBRAHEM, S., & ABDELAAL, K. (2024). Effect of nitrogen fertilization levels and plant density on dry weight, yield components and bulb quality of onion plant. Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, 52(1), 13294. https://doi.org/10.15835/nbha52113294

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