Leaf analyses of differentially covercropped deciduous fruit trees

Proebsting, E; Brown, J

Leaf analyses of differentially covercropped deciduous fruit trees

Authors

E. L. Proebsting
J. G. Brown

Authors Affiliations

E. L. Proebsting was Professor of Pomology and Pomologist in the Experiment Station, Davis; J. G. Brown was Associate Specialist, Experiment Station, Department of Pomology, Davis.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 23(5):125-153. DOI:10.3733/hilg.v23n05p125. November 1954.

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Abstract

An examination of 1,470 graphs of seasonal changes in content of N, K, P, Ca, and Mg in leaves of four species of fruit trees over a three-year period produced certain conclusions: 1) nitrogen is high in the spring and decreases thereafter; 2) variations in potassium content are greater than in nitrogen; 3) phosphorous curves tend to follow the general shape of nitrogen curves for all fruits except the apricot; 4) calcium and magnesium contents are less affected by treatment, season, or species than the other elements; and 5) the differences shown here for unfertilized trees illustrate some of the factors to be considered in the use of leaf analyses as tools for diagnosing nutritional status.

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Proebsting E. L. Effect of covercrops on the soil solution at different depths under orchard conditions. Hilgardia. 1933. 7(14):553-84. DOI: 10.3733/hilg.v07n14p553 [CrossRef]

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