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Plant Growth and Partitioning of Dry Matter and Inorganic Elements in Highbush Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) ‘Scintilla’ Grown with Different N and K Compositions of Nutrient Solution in Heated Greenhouse Cultivation
Mi Geon Cheon1*
,
Seo Hyoun Lee1
,
Kyung Mi Park1
,
Seong-Tae Choi2
,
Yeon Hyeon Hwang2
,
Young Ho Chang2
1Researcher, Research and Development Bureau, Gyeongnam Agricultural Research & Extension Services, Jinju 52733, Korea
2Senior Researcher, Research and Development Bureau, Gyeongnam Agricultural Research & Extension Services, Jinju 52733, Korea
*Corresponding Author
31 August 2022. pp. 209-218
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Abstract

This study was conducted to improve a nutrient solution composition to grow southern highbush blueberry cultivar ‘Scintilla’ in a pot in the heated greenhouse cultivation. From September in 2020 to late May (40 days after harvest) in 2022, young blueberry plants were supplied with different compositions of nutrient solution, a 25% increase (NK increase) and a 25% decrease (NK decrease) in N and K concentrations, compared with a nutrient solution for the unheated greenhouse cultivation (control). Fruit size was not consistently affected by the nutrient compositions in the two seasons. Fruit yield in both 2021 and 2022 increased by 14 - 22% for the NK increase, but decreased by 13 - 59% for the NK decrease, compared with the control. Total shoot length per plant was 28 - 56% longer for the NK increase than the control, while it was 33 - 47% shorter for the NK decrease. Total dry weight per plant increased by 25% for the NK increase, especially 2.4-fold greater in root, which contrasted with a 17% reduction for the NK decrease. 7.2% and 51.2% of the total dry weight of a plant were partitioned to root and fruit for the control, respectively. The root partitioning of the dry weight increased to 14.1% for the NK increase, while the fruit partitioning increased to 54.1% for the NK decrease. The NK increase resulted in 49% and 30% increases in the total N and K contents per plant, respectively, compared with those of the control, while the NK decrease caused 41% and 21% reduction in the respective total content. When N and K increased in the nutrient solution, the root partitioning increased with lower leaf and fruit partitioning of inorganic elements, compared with the control. However, the root partitioning decreased with higher fruit partitioning for the NK decrease. The result indicated that the NK 25% increase of nutrient solution helps promote root growth with higher nutrient absorption, increasing the whole plant growth and the yield.

Dry weight and its partitioning in different parts of ‘Scintilla’ blueberry plants supplied with different N and K compositions of nutrient solution in two growing seasons.
N and K composition Leaf (g plant-1) Shoot (g plant-1) Old branch (g plant-1) Cane (g plant-1) Root (g plant-1) Fruit (g plant-1) Total (g plant-1)
Control 99.8 a† (18.1) 89.2 ab (16.2) 22.3 a (4.0) 18.3 ab (3.3) 40.0 a (7.2) 282.3 ab (51.2) 551.9 ab (100)
25% increase 101.5 a (14.8) 101.8 a (14.8) 25.4 a (3.7) 20.0 a (2.9) 96.7 a (14.1) 342.2 a (49.8) 687.7 a (100)
25% decrease 80.4 b (17.6) 60.6 b (13.3) 15.1 a (3.3) 15.0 b (3.3) 38.3 a (8.4) 247.2 b (54.1) 456.7 b (100)

†Different letters in each column indicate significant difference at p ≤ 0.05.

Plants were sampled on June 30, 2022, except fruits harvested on April 25.

Numbers in parentheses are percentages of plant parts to whole plant weight in each treatment.

Keywords
Dry weight
Fruit characteristic
Nitrogen
Pot cultivation
Potassium
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  • Publisher :Korean Society of Soil Science and Fertilizer
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국토양비료학회
  • Journal Title :Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
  • Journal Title(Ko) :한국토양비료학회 학회지
  • Volume : 55
  • No :3
  • Pages :209-218
  • Received Date : 2022-07-29
  • Revised Date : 2022-08-18
  • Accepted Date : 2022-08-22
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.7745/KJSSF.2022.55.3.209
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