The Journal "Agriculture and Forestry"
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Year 2022, Volume 68 Issue 4 (15.12.2022)
| Year : | 2022 |
| Volume : | 68 |
| Issue : | 4 (15.12.2022) |
| Authors : | Ana TOPALOVIĆ, Mirko KNEŽEVIĆ, Daliborka LEKIĆ |
| Title : | ASSESSMENT OF SOIL FERTILITY AND LEAF NUTRIENTS IN OLIVE ORCHARDS |
| Abstract : | The status and relationship between soil characteristics and nutrient contents in olive leaves of autochthonous Montenegrin cultivar 'Žutica' and Italian 'Leccino' were investigated. The sampling was done in the municipality of Tivat. The content of nutrient elements in olive leaves depend on cultivars, physiological phases of sampling, edaphoclimatic, pedological characteristics and agronomic techniques. Regarding the results of soil and leaf analysis, it is generally recommended to decrease fertilization with K, but in some orchards to increase with N. Since the content of Fe, and in the most cases of Mg, was below optimal, the foliar fertilizers should be applied. In saline and calcareous soils, the application of organic fertilizers could improve nutrient uptake, transport and availability to the plant. The correlation between Ca and N in olive leaves was significantly negative (p=0.005). The negative relationships (very close to significance level 0.05) of soil clay component with leaf Cu, and between silt component and P, but positive relationship of humus component with leaf Zn were found. |
| For citation : | Topalović, A., Knežević, M., Lekić, D. (2022). Assessment of soil fertility and leaf nutrients in olive orchards. Agriculture and Forestry, 68 (4): 31-40. doi:10.17707/AgricultForest.68.4.03 |
| Keywords : | Žutica, Leccino, olive leaves, soil, nutrients, fertilizer |
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