Attempts to improve growth and productivity of succkary mango trees by using pigeon manure tea and <em>Spirulina plantensis</em> alga

Author : Ali, H. Ali; Hamdy. I.M. Ibrahim; Ahmed M. Akl and Mahmoud H.G. Madani

A field experiment was carried out during two successive seasons 2017/2018 and 201/2019 with the object of improving the vegetative growth and fruiting of 15-years old Succkary mango trees grown in private
orchard located at Edfu district, Aswan Governorate-Egypt. Partial replacement of mineral nitrogen fertilization by using pigeon manure tea and Spirulina plantensis fungi were examined. Higher and significant vegetative growth (in terms of shoot lengths, number of shoots/tree, number of leaves/shoot and leaf area) were associated with reduced the mineral N doses by using pigeon manure tea and Spirulina plantensis. However, Increasing the
nitrogen replaced ratio over 60% (using 30% pigeon manure tea + 30% Spirulina plantensis) resulted a significant reduced in all vegetative growth parameterizes. Succkary mango Productivity (yield “kg/tree”, fruit number/tree
and fruit weight “g”) significantly enhanced as a result of increasing the ratio of mineral N replaced by pigeon manure tea + Spirulina plantensis. On the opposite side, increasing the ratio of mineral N replacement over than
40% (using 20% pigeon manure tea + 20% Spirulina plantensis) caused a significant decrease in yield (kg)/tree and its components. Then, the present investigation recommended by recommended to replace 40% of mineral N
by using 20% pigeon manure tea + 20% Spirulina plantensis in order to improve vegetative growth parameters,
and trees productivity.

Keywords : Mangifera indica, Succkary mango, pigeon manure tea + 10% Spirulina plantensis.,

Received:1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM; Accepted: 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM