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Acta Botanica Croatica, Vol. 72 No. 2, 2013.

Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.2478/v10184-012-0021-9

Interactions between leaf macro, micronutrients and soil properties in pistachio (Pistacia vera L.) orchards

Prodromos Koukoulakis ; National Agricultural Research Foundation, Soil Science Institute, 57001 Thermi, Greece
Christos Chatzissavvidis orcid id orcid.org/0000-0003-3448-6101 ; Democritus University of Thrace, Department of Agricultural Development, Pantazidou 193, Orestiada 68200, Greece
Aristotelis Papadopoulos ; National Agricultural Research Foundation, Soil Science Institute, 57001 Thermi, Greece
Dimitrios Pontikis ; Agromichaniki Ltd, Anthilis 13, 35100 Lamia, Greece

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Abstract

The interactions between: (i) leaf dry matter macronutrients, micronutrients and soil chemical properties, (ii) leaf macro- and micronutrients, (iii) soil macro- and micronutrients and (iv) soil chemical properties, and soil micro- and macronutrients in 50 pistachio orchards were investigated in leaves and soils by means of regression analysis. Most of the soils were deficient in plant-available P, Zn, Mn, Fe, and B, while they were excessively supplied with Cu. Leaf analysis showed that most of the trees were sufficient in K, Mg, Mn and B, but deficient in N, P and Fe, and excessive in Zn and Cu. It was found that almost all the significant elemental interactions occurring in pistachio leaves or soils were synergistic, contributing considerable quantities of available nutrients and, therefore,improving the nutrient status of pistachio trees, and the level of soil fertility. On the otherhand, the interactions between K and Mg in leaves, and between soil pH and leaf N or soil Fe, Mn and B, were antagonistic. It is suggested that these results must be taken into account during fertilization of pistachio trees, in order to avoid nutritional disorders and to promote plant growth, productivity and nut quality.

Keywords

Pistacia vera; plant nutrition; leaf; macronutrients; micronutrients; soil

Hrčak ID:

109646

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/109646

Publication date:

10.10.2013.

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