Table 5: ‘Braeburn’ apple fruit macro-elements during the growing season (September-November) in Year 1z.
|
N (mg/100 g) |
P (mg/100 g) |
K (mg/100 g) |
Ca (mg/100 g) |
Mn (mg/100 g) |
S (mg/100 g) |
N/Ca (mg/mg) |
K/Ca (mg/mg) |
(K+Mg)/Ca (mg/mg) |
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Nutrient regime |
Sep 9 |
Nov 4 |
Sep 9 |
Nov 4 |
Sep 9 |
Nov 4 |
Sep 9 |
Nov 4 |
Sep 9 |
Nov 4 |
Sep 9 |
Nov 4 |
Sep 9 |
Nov 4 |
Sep 9 |
Nov 4 |
Sep 9 |
Nov 4 |
Grower’s |
22.5a |
25.1a |
11.5a |
15.2a |
102.7a |
116.8a |
4.8a |
3.1b |
4.5a |
4.5a |
1.6a |
1.8a |
5.5a |
8.4a |
24.6a |
39a |
25.6a |
40.5a |
Sysstem |
23.3a |
23.8a |
10.8a |
13.5a |
93.4b |
105.3b |
4.8a |
3.5a |
4.5a |
4.4a |
1.6a |
1.0b |
5.0a |
7.0a |
19.8b |
31b |
20.7b |
32.2b |
zMean separation within columns by LSD at 0.05 levels.