The Effect of Fertilizers of Potassium Thiosulphate and Nitrogen on Yield, Water Use Efficiency and the Control of Tuber Cracking of Potato Cultivars
Subject Areas : Journal of Crop Ecophysiology
Davoud Hassanpanah
1
(Associate Professor, Horticulture Crops Research Department, Ardabil Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Centre, AREEO, Ardabil, Iran)
Ahmad Mousapour Gorji
2
(Associate Professor, Vegetable and Irrigated Pulse Crops Research Department, Seed and Plant Improvement Institute, AREEO, Karaj, Iran)
Keywords: Cultivars, Irrigation, Potassium Thiosulfate, Solanum tuberosum L., Ammonium Nitrate,
Abstract :
This study was conducted to investigate the effect of Potassium Thiosulfate and Nitrate fertilizers on yield, water use efficiency and control of tuber cracking of potato cultivars. This research was conducted Factorial based on randomized complete block design with three replications at the National Potato Research Station located in Ardabil during 2021. The first factor includes Potassium Thiosulfate at three levels (zero, 10 and 20 liters per hectare with irrigation water), the second factor contains Ammonium Nitrate at three levels (based on soil test, 30% and 60% more than soil test) and third factor included four potato cultivars (Agria, Savalan, Anusha and Takta). The results showed that there was a significant difference between the levels of Potassium Thiosulfate fertilizer, cultivars, interaction effect of Potassium Thiosulfate fertilizer and Nitrogen fertilizer and tripartite interaction of Potassium Thiosulfate fertilizer, Nitrogen fertilizer and cultivars in terms of tuber yield, tuber number and weight per plant, plant height, main stem number per plant, water use efficiency, mean of number, length, width, depth and surface of tuber cracking. The highest tuber yield, tuber weight per plant and water use efficiency in the treatment of Potassium Thiosulfate fertilizer 10 liters per hectare and Nitrogen 250 and 328 kg.ha-1 in Takta cultivar, Potassium Thiosulfate fertilizer 10 liters per hectare and Nitrogen fertilizer 400 kg.ha-1 in Savalan cultivar and 20 liters per hectare of Potassium Thiosulfate fertilizer and 328 kg.ha-1 of nitrogen were observed in Savalan cultivar. Based on the results of factor analysis, in the treatment of zero liters per hectare of Potassium Thiosulfate fertilizer and 328 kg.ha-1 of Nitrogen fertilizer of Takta and Savalan cultivars; in the treatment of 10 liters per hectare of Potassium Thiosulfate fertilizer and 250 kg.ha-1of Nitrogen fertilizer in Takta and Agria cultivars, 328 kg.ha-1of Nitrogen fertilizer in Takta cultivar and 400 kg.ha-1 Nitrogen fertilizer in Anusha, Takta and Savalan cultivars and 20 Potassium Thiosulfate fertilizer per hectare and 250 kg.ha-1 Nitrogen fertilizer in Takta cultivar and 328 kg.ha-1 Nitrogen fertilizer in Savalan cultivar had the highest values in terms of tuber yield, tuber number and weight per plant, plant height and water use efficiency. Based on the results of cluster analysis, the fourth group includes treatments of 10 liters per hectare of Potassium Thiosulfate fertilizer and 250 and 328 kg.ha-1 of Nitrogen fertilizer in Takta cultivar and 400 kg.ha-1 of Nitrogen fertilizer in Savalan cultivar and 20 liters per hectare of Potassium Thiosulfate fertilizer in 328 kg.ha-1 of Nitrogen fertilizer in cultivar was in Savalan cultivar and in terms of tuber yield, tuber number and weight per plant, plant height, water use efficiency had the highest amount and without the number of tubers with crack in the plant.
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