Foliar-applied urea at bloom improves early fruit growth and nitrogen status of spur leaves in pear trees, cv. Williams Bon Chretien

Autores
Curetti, Mariela; Sanchez, Enrique Eduardo; Tagliavini, Massimo; Gioacchini, Paola
Año de publicación
2013
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inglés
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versión publicada
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The fruit size of early ripening pear varieties is one of the most important attributes for its quality. In pear (Pyrus communis L.) the thinning effect of urea is controversial, even if urea sprays increase in general the average fruit size. We therefore tested the hypothesis that foliar-applied urea at bloom also plays an important nutritional role. Trials were carried out in two orchards of the experimental farm of the INTA Alto Valle research station, in the province of Rio Negro, Argentina on mature trees of the cv. “Williams Bon chretien” on seedling. Urea (5%, w/v) application at full bloom had a slight effect of fruit thinning of fruitlets, but increased fruit size and the number of cells per fruit. Sprayed spurs showed larger fruit weight before a significant difference in fruit number per spur was observed. The uptake of N from urea, measured by the aid 15N techniques, enhanced N concentration and contents of flowers and spur leaves by about 10%. Although we cannot exclude that the thinning effect of urea has contributed to the enhancing of the fruit size and the number of cells per fruits, our data indicated that before the thinning effect of urea occurred, the fruit size already benefited from the foliar N supply due to an enhanced leaf and flower N concentration. Due to the both the thinning and the nutritional effects, the supply of urea early of the season is therefore a powerful and relatively inexpensive tool for enhancing fruit size in pear trees.
EEA Alto Valle
Fil: Curetti, Mariela. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Alto Valle; Argentina
Fil: Sánchez, Enrique Eduardo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Alto Valle; Argentina
Fil: Tagliavini, Massimo. Free University of Bozen-Bolzano. Faculty of Science and Technology; Italia
Fil: Gioacchini, Paola. University of Bologna. Department of Agro-environmental Science and Technology; Italia
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Scientia Horticulturae 150 : 16–21 (February 2013)
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Pyrus communis
Aclareo
Supresión de Frutos
Nitrógeno
Thinning
Defruiting
Nitrogen
Pears
Pera
Cell Number
Fruit Thinning
Leaf Uptake
Numero de Celular
Aclareo de Frutos
Absorción Foliar
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spelling Foliar-applied urea at bloom improves early fruit growth and nitrogen status of spur leaves in pear trees, cv. Williams Bon ChretienCuretti, MarielaSanchez, Enrique EduardoTagliavini, MassimoGioacchini, PaolaPyrus communisAclareoSupresión de FrutosNitrógenoThinningDefruitingNitrogenPearsPeraCell NumberFruit ThinningLeaf UptakeNumero de CelularAclareo de FrutosAbsorción FoliarThe fruit size of early ripening pear varieties is one of the most important attributes for its quality. In pear (Pyrus communis L.) the thinning effect of urea is controversial, even if urea sprays increase in general the average fruit size. We therefore tested the hypothesis that foliar-applied urea at bloom also plays an important nutritional role. Trials were carried out in two orchards of the experimental farm of the INTA Alto Valle research station, in the province of Rio Negro, Argentina on mature trees of the cv. “Williams Bon chretien” on seedling. Urea (5%, w/v) application at full bloom had a slight effect of fruit thinning of fruitlets, but increased fruit size and the number of cells per fruit. Sprayed spurs showed larger fruit weight before a significant difference in fruit number per spur was observed. The uptake of N from urea, measured by the aid 15N techniques, enhanced N concentration and contents of flowers and spur leaves by about 10%. Although we cannot exclude that the thinning effect of urea has contributed to the enhancing of the fruit size and the number of cells per fruits, our data indicated that before the thinning effect of urea occurred, the fruit size already benefited from the foliar N supply due to an enhanced leaf and flower N concentration. Due to the both the thinning and the nutritional effects, the supply of urea early of the season is therefore a powerful and relatively inexpensive tool for enhancing fruit size in pear trees.EEA Alto ValleFil: Curetti, Mariela. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Alto Valle; ArgentinaFil: Sánchez, Enrique Eduardo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Alto Valle; ArgentinaFil: Tagliavini, Massimo. Free University of Bozen-Bolzano. Faculty of Science and Technology; ItaliaFil: Gioacchini, Paola. University of Bologna. Department of Agro-environmental Science and Technology; ItaliaElsevier2025-08-12T14:40:20Z2025-08-12T14:40:20Z2013-02-04info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/23415https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S03044238120050800304-4238https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2012.10.022Scientia Horticulturae 150 : 16–21 (February 2013)reponame:INTA Digital (INTA)instname:Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariaenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)2025-09-29T13:47:27Zoai:localhost:20.500.12123/23415instacron:INTAInstitucionalhttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/oai/requesttripaldi.nicolas@inta.gob.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:l2025-09-29 13:47:28.312INTA Digital (INTA) - Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Foliar-applied urea at bloom improves early fruit growth and nitrogen status of spur leaves in pear trees, cv. Williams Bon Chretien
title Foliar-applied urea at bloom improves early fruit growth and nitrogen status of spur leaves in pear trees, cv. Williams Bon Chretien
spellingShingle Foliar-applied urea at bloom improves early fruit growth and nitrogen status of spur leaves in pear trees, cv. Williams Bon Chretien
Curetti, Mariela
Pyrus communis
Aclareo
Supresión de Frutos
Nitrógeno
Thinning
Defruiting
Nitrogen
Pears
Pera
Cell Number
Fruit Thinning
Leaf Uptake
Numero de Celular
Aclareo de Frutos
Absorción Foliar
title_short Foliar-applied urea at bloom improves early fruit growth and nitrogen status of spur leaves in pear trees, cv. Williams Bon Chretien
title_full Foliar-applied urea at bloom improves early fruit growth and nitrogen status of spur leaves in pear trees, cv. Williams Bon Chretien
title_fullStr Foliar-applied urea at bloom improves early fruit growth and nitrogen status of spur leaves in pear trees, cv. Williams Bon Chretien
title_full_unstemmed Foliar-applied urea at bloom improves early fruit growth and nitrogen status of spur leaves in pear trees, cv. Williams Bon Chretien
title_sort Foliar-applied urea at bloom improves early fruit growth and nitrogen status of spur leaves in pear trees, cv. Williams Bon Chretien
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Curetti, Mariela
Sanchez, Enrique Eduardo
Tagliavini, Massimo
Gioacchini, Paola
author Curetti, Mariela
author_facet Curetti, Mariela
Sanchez, Enrique Eduardo
Tagliavini, Massimo
Gioacchini, Paola
author_role author
author2 Sanchez, Enrique Eduardo
Tagliavini, Massimo
Gioacchini, Paola
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Pyrus communis
Aclareo
Supresión de Frutos
Nitrógeno
Thinning
Defruiting
Nitrogen
Pears
Pera
Cell Number
Fruit Thinning
Leaf Uptake
Numero de Celular
Aclareo de Frutos
Absorción Foliar
topic Pyrus communis
Aclareo
Supresión de Frutos
Nitrógeno
Thinning
Defruiting
Nitrogen
Pears
Pera
Cell Number
Fruit Thinning
Leaf Uptake
Numero de Celular
Aclareo de Frutos
Absorción Foliar
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The fruit size of early ripening pear varieties is one of the most important attributes for its quality. In pear (Pyrus communis L.) the thinning effect of urea is controversial, even if urea sprays increase in general the average fruit size. We therefore tested the hypothesis that foliar-applied urea at bloom also plays an important nutritional role. Trials were carried out in two orchards of the experimental farm of the INTA Alto Valle research station, in the province of Rio Negro, Argentina on mature trees of the cv. “Williams Bon chretien” on seedling. Urea (5%, w/v) application at full bloom had a slight effect of fruit thinning of fruitlets, but increased fruit size and the number of cells per fruit. Sprayed spurs showed larger fruit weight before a significant difference in fruit number per spur was observed. The uptake of N from urea, measured by the aid 15N techniques, enhanced N concentration and contents of flowers and spur leaves by about 10%. Although we cannot exclude that the thinning effect of urea has contributed to the enhancing of the fruit size and the number of cells per fruits, our data indicated that before the thinning effect of urea occurred, the fruit size already benefited from the foliar N supply due to an enhanced leaf and flower N concentration. Due to the both the thinning and the nutritional effects, the supply of urea early of the season is therefore a powerful and relatively inexpensive tool for enhancing fruit size in pear trees.
EEA Alto Valle
Fil: Curetti, Mariela. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Alto Valle; Argentina
Fil: Sánchez, Enrique Eduardo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Alto Valle; Argentina
Fil: Tagliavini, Massimo. Free University of Bozen-Bolzano. Faculty of Science and Technology; Italia
Fil: Gioacchini, Paola. University of Bologna. Department of Agro-environmental Science and Technology; Italia
description The fruit size of early ripening pear varieties is one of the most important attributes for its quality. In pear (Pyrus communis L.) the thinning effect of urea is controversial, even if urea sprays increase in general the average fruit size. We therefore tested the hypothesis that foliar-applied urea at bloom also plays an important nutritional role. Trials were carried out in two orchards of the experimental farm of the INTA Alto Valle research station, in the province of Rio Negro, Argentina on mature trees of the cv. “Williams Bon chretien” on seedling. Urea (5%, w/v) application at full bloom had a slight effect of fruit thinning of fruitlets, but increased fruit size and the number of cells per fruit. Sprayed spurs showed larger fruit weight before a significant difference in fruit number per spur was observed. The uptake of N from urea, measured by the aid 15N techniques, enhanced N concentration and contents of flowers and spur leaves by about 10%. Although we cannot exclude that the thinning effect of urea has contributed to the enhancing of the fruit size and the number of cells per fruits, our data indicated that before the thinning effect of urea occurred, the fruit size already benefited from the foliar N supply due to an enhanced leaf and flower N concentration. Due to the both the thinning and the nutritional effects, the supply of urea early of the season is therefore a powerful and relatively inexpensive tool for enhancing fruit size in pear trees.
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