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Table 5 Effect of foliar spray with some calcium sources on iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), and manganese (Mn) contents in leaves of olive Kalmata and Manzanillo cultivars

From: Ameliorative effect of foliar application of calcium on vegetative growth and mineral contents of olive trees Kalmata and Manzanillo cultivars irrigated with saline water

 

Fe ppm

Zn ppm

Mn ppm

 

2017

2018

2017

2018

2017

2018

Kalmata

Control

272.37c

103.53c

23.60c

26.07c

21.17b

10.78b

CaCl2

284.33b

165.00b

24.48b

27.95b

26.97a

15.37a

Chelated Ca

298.67a

194.33a

25.29a

30.52a

26.34a

14.68a

Manzanillo

Control

207.21b

120.60c

21.40b

12.60c

30.40b

29.00c

CaCl2

237.73a

138.37b

24.12a

18.19a

34.58a

33.26a

Chelated Ca

265.50a

171.21a

25.33a

15.50b

34.08a

31.48b