Application of Micronutrients Enhances the Quality of Kinnow Mandarin Infected by Citrus Greening Disease (Huanglongbing)
Zahoor Hussain1,2, Yasir Iftikhar3, Mustansar Mubeen3, Muhammad Zia Saleem3, Muhammad Umer Naseer3, Muhammad Luqman4, Raheel Anwar5, Faheem Khadija6 and Aqleem Abbas7
1Department of Horticulture, Ghazi University, D.G. Khan, Pakistan; 2Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha, Sargodha; 3Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan; 4Department of Agricultural extension, College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha, Sargodha; 5Institute of Horticultural Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad; 6Citrus Research Institute, Sargodha; 7State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology and Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Sciences, P.R. China
*Correspondence | Muhammad Luqman, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan; Email:
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Figure 1:
Characteristic symptoms of HLB.
Figure 2:
Infected leaves showing very intense dark grey to black color throughout the entire cut surface.
Figure 3:
Impact of zinc sulphate (ZnSO4) and manganese sulphate (MnSO4) treatments on fruit (A) diameter and (B) weight.
Figure 4:
Impact of zinc sulphate (ZnSO4) and manganese sulphate (MnSO4) treatments on Flavedo (A)and Albedo thickness (B).
Figure 5:
Impact of zinc sulphate (ZnSO4) and manganese sulphate (MnSO4) treatments on healthy (A) and aborted (B) seeds.
Figure 6:
Impact of zinc sulphate (ZnSO4) and manganese sulphate (MnSO4) treatments on juice %.
Figure 7:
Impact of zinc sulphate (ZnSO4) and manganese sulphate (MnSO4) treatments on TSS (A) and TA Ratio (B).
Figure 8:
Impact of zinc sulphate (ZnSO4) and manganese sulphate (MnSO4) treatments on ascorbic acid (A) and Total sugars (B).
Figure 9:
Impact of zinc sulphate (ZnSO4) and manganese sulphate (MnSO4) treatments on reducing (A) and non-reducing (B) sugar.
Figure 10:
Impact of zinc sulphate (ZnSO4) and manganese sulphate (MnSO4) treatments on Juice pH (A) and Acidity percent (%) (B).