Effect of Planting Date and Spraying with Different Potassium Sources on Growth, Productivity and Tuber Quality of Jerusalem Artichoke

Author : Gahwash M.N. and Enas A. Bardisi

This experiment was carried out during two successive summer seasons of 2021 and 2022 at the private Farm in Basandela Village, Belqas, Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt (31° 20' 326.7" N and 31° 45' 286.0" E) to study the effect of planting date (planting on 15th April and planting in 15th May) and potassium fertilization sources (five potassium treatments, i.e., 100 % K2O of the recommended rate (RD) equal 72 kg K2O /fad. only as soil application (SA), 75 % K2O RD (equal 54 kg K2O /fad). and spraying with potassium humate (KH) at 3ml/l, 75 % K2O RD and spraying with potassium citrate (KCit) at 1 ml /l, 75 % K2O RD and spraying with potassium silicate (KSil) at 3 ml/l, and 75 % K2O RD and spraying with thiosulpahte potassium (KTS) at 1 ml /l on plant growth as well as   tuber yield and its quality of Jerusalem artichoke Feusa cultivar. Planting date  on 15th May condition  and fertilization Jerusalem artichoke plants  with 75 %   K2O  of the recommended  rate  (equal 54 kg K2O/faddan) and   spraying with  KCit at1 ml/l or KSil at3 ml/l  significantly increased  number of main  shoots/ plant, shoot dry weight , total chlorophyll concentration  in leaf tissues, K contents and its uptake by shoots,   total yield, potassium use efficiency, yield of inilne, P and K contents  in tuber, total carbohydrates and  dry matter contents, whereas  planting  date  on 15th April  and treating plants with the same fertilizers  recorded the highest plant height and shoot fresh weight. Planting on 15th May and fertilization Jerusalem artichoke plants with 75 %  K2O of the recommended rate   and   spraying with KCit at 1 ml /l or KSil at 3 ml/l  were the best treatments to increasing the productivity and improving the tuber quality characters, and these treatments recorded increases in total yield about 38.09 and 36.29 % as average two seasons than planting on 15th April and fertilizing with 100% K2O only.

Keywords : Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus L.), planting date, potassium sources, potassium use efficiency, tuber yield and inuline.,

Received:4/1/2023 12:00:00 AM; Accepted: 5/10/2023 12:00:00 AM