Effect Of Adding Compound Fertilizer (N-P-K) And Sheep Manure On Productivity And Some Traits Of Fruits And Leaves Of Date Palm Phoenix Dactylifera L, Cultivar Al-Zahdi.

Abstract

This experiment was conducted in one of the orchards of Babylon province- Al-Qasim District - Al-Amadiya Village during the period 2023-2024, To show the effect of adding compound fertilizer (N.P.K at 0, 0.5, 1 kg/tree) and sheep manure (0, 5, 10 kg / tree) on the productivity and some fruit traits of date palm trees of Al-Zuhdi cultivar, Where 27 palm trees were selected, aged 25 years, almost identical in size, and planted on lines and with planting distances of 9 x 9 m. A compound fertilizer of Jordanian origin and decomposed sheep waste was used. The study was conducted with three additions, the first on 1/11/2023, the second addition on 1/2/2024, and the third addition on 1/4/2024. The results of the experiment showed a increase in the total production, fruit weight, average number of bunches, fruits content of sugar, percentage, and the Percentage of each (bunches of nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium, and total carbohydrates, when the study factors were used individually or in combination in the leaves)and the best results obtained were when using a concentration of 1 kg of compound fertilizer and 10 kg of sheep manure for all the mentioned traits.