Table 2 Effect of foliar spray with some calcium sources on fruit set and yield of olive Kalmata and Manzanillo cultivars
Initial fruit set (%) | Final fruit set (%) | Fruit drop (%) | Yield (kg/tree) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | |
Kalmata | ||||||||
Control | 25.63b | 32.57a | 16.07b | 22.89a | 31.77a | 34.34a | 19.41c | 24.00c |
CaCl2 | 34.26a | 35.83a | 24.55a | 23.52a | 23.85b | 29.72ab | 41.33b | 33.67b |
Chelated Ca | 37.26a | 37.14a | 25.10a | 26.55a | 25.39b | 28.61b | 50.67a | 57.67a |
Manzanillo | ||||||||
Control | 28.91b | 26.94b | 17.95c | 14.01b | 37.93c | 48.60a | 24.00b | 19.00b |
CaCl2 | 37.50a | 69.71a | 22.19b | 29.66a | 48.39a | 24.60b | 45.00a | 27.38a |
Chelated Ca | 42.06a | 80.12a | 27.53a | 32.64a | 41.16b | 22.07b | 45.33a | 31.56a |