Table 3: ‘Braeburn’ apple leaf macro-elements during the growing season (July-November) in Year 1z.
|
N (% dwt) |
P (%dwt) |
K (% dwt) |
Ca (% dwt) |
Mg (% dwt) |
S (% dwt) |
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Nutrient regime |
July 3 |
Sep 9 |
Nov 4 |
July 3 |
Sep 9 |
Nov 4 |
July 3 |
Sep 9 |
Nov 4 |
July 3 |
Sep 9 |
Nov4 |
July 3 |
Sep 9 |
Nov 4 |
July 3 |
Sep 9 |
Nov 4 |
Grower’s |
2.4a |
2.2a |
1.9a |
0.49a |
0.64a |
0.58a |
2.5a |
2.0a |
1.5a |
0.9a |
1.5a |
1.7a |
0.25b |
0.25b |
0.23a |
0.13a |
0.14a |
0.14a |
Sysstem |
2.1b |
2.1a |
1.7b |
0.43a |
0.42b |
0.30b |
2.1b |
1.5b |
1.0b |
1.0a |
1.5a |
1.7a |
0.27a |
0.29a |
0.27a |
0.13a |
0.14a |
0.13a |
zMean separation within columns by LSD at 0.05 levels.