This project is an continuation of an objective of existing CRDF funded project (# 00124558 ; ended in March 2019, final report submited to CRDF) with some added treatments to be evaluated in comparison to control (dry conventional fertilizer with foliar micronutrients). Objective 1 which is the continuation of # 00124558 included 10 treatments.
The added treatments from objective 2
1. CRF + Tiger Micronutrients+ Mn 50%
2. CRF + Tiger Micronutrients+ Zn 50%
3. CRF + Tiger Micronutrients+ Fe 50%
4. CRF + Tiger Micronutrients+ B 50%
5. CRF + Tiger Micronutrients+ Mn +Zn 20%
6. CRF + Tiger Micronutrients+ Mn +Fe 20%
7. CRF + Tiger Micronutrients+ Zn +Fe 20%
8. CRF + Tiger Micronutrients+ Zn +B 20%
9. CRF + Tiger Micronutrients+ Fe + B 20%
10. CRF + Tiger Micronutrients+ Mn +Zn 50%
11. CRF + Tiger Micronutrients+ Mn +Fe 50%
12. CRF + Tiger Micronutrients+ Zn +Fe 50%
13. CRF + Tiger Micronutrients+ Zn +B 50%
14. CRF + Tiger Micronutrients+ Fe + B 50%
The treatment for objective 3:
1.CRF + Foliar Micronutrients + Tiger 90;
2.CRF + Tiger Micronutrients
So altogether currently there are 25 treatments of citrus nutrition that are being compared to control.
Within this quater the fertilizer application was made for the third round and final data collection for the year 2019 was done.
The results of this trial were presented at 4 nutrition events in month of October and November. In addition a citrus industry article highlighting the finding of the first tial was submitted for Febraury.
Currently, we are getting prepared for the harvest in March-April of 2020.
This a fertilizer evaluation trial and the progress on it is timely and as per expectations.