The effect of micronutrients (Fe, Zn and Mn) on the quantity and quality of the Stevia (Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni)

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Aref  Rezaei ¹ (The effect of micronutrients (Fe, Zn and Mn) on the quantity and quality of the Stevia (Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni))
Mohammad  Nasri ² (Research Center for new technologies to produce safe food, Varamin Branch, Islamic Azad University Varamin- Pishva, Varamin, Tehran, Iran.)
Farshad  Ghooshchi ³ (Agronomy Department, Varamin Branch, Islamic Azad University Varamin- Pishva, Vramin, Iran.)

Received: 2016-04-21 Accepted : 2016-11-10 Published : 2017-02-19

Keywords: fe, Foliar application, Zinc, Stevia, mn,

Abstract :

In order to evaluate the effect of micronutrients (Fe, Zn and Mn) on the quantity and quality of the Stevia, an experiment was conducted in during 2014 at Research Greenhouse of Faculty of Agriculture, Islamic Azad University, Varamin branch. A randomized complete block design with three replications was used. Treatments included: 1-Control, 2-Foliar application (9% Fe water-soluble), 3- Foliar application (6% Fe water-soluble), 4- Foliar application (9% Fe water-soluble)+ Zn, 5- Foliar application (6% Fe water-soluble)+ Zn, 6-Foliar application (9% Fe water-soluble)+ Mn, 7- Foliar application (6% Fe water-soluble)+ Mn, 8- Foliar application (9% Fe water-soluble)+ Zn+Mn, 9- Foliar application (6% Fe water-soluble)+ Zn+Mn. Results showed a significant effect of Foliar micronutrients on shoot length, Internode length, root dry weight, leaf dry weight, soot dry weight, Stevioside, Rebaudioside, Glycoside, chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, total chlorophyll, chlorophyll b/a, Fe, Zn and Mn content, but the effect of Treatments on P and Ca content is not significant. The Best Results in Foliar application (9% Fe water-soluble) + Zn+Mn treatment was obtained. The impact on the amount of phosphorus and calcium treatments were not significant. Because the micro-nutrients applied as foliar application is sent, an increased impact on soil phosphorus and phosphorus absorption and thus no plant phosphorus content is also due to the lack of elemental calcium treatments and applications by spraying, can have no effect on the absorption of calcium soil. Most of the glycosides in the treatment of iron (nine percent soluble in water) + Zn + Mn and lowest in control 7.55 and 3.94 respectively with an average of dry matter was obtained. Most of the shoot in the treatment of iron (nine percent soluble in water) + Zn + Mn and lowest in control respectively 81 and 58 cm respectively. Fe + Zn + Mn combination treatment compared to other treatments bigger share of Stevia in the lengthening of internodes were at least internode length, with an average of 3.03 inches was in control. Lowest Steviosid with an average of 2.25% of dry matter in the Amdo control Fe + Zn + Mn combination treatment compared to other treatments had a bigger share in the increase in the Stevia plant Steviosid. The highest Rybvdyvzyd in the treatment of iron (nine percent soluble in water) + Zn + Mn and iron treatment (six percent soluble in water) + Zn + Mn with an average of 2.63 and 2.53 percent of the dry matter and least control it. In between treatments, foliar iron (not water-soluble iron content) + Zinc + foliar fertilizer spray six thousand four hundred manganese fertilizers more effective than other treatments the traits were measured.