Table 3 Effect of foliar spray with some calcium sources on fruit quality and oil percentage of olive Kalmata and Manzanillo cultivars
Fruit weight (g) | Fruit volume (cm3) | Pulp/seed ratio | Oil (%dry W) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | |
Kalmata | ||||||||
Control | 5.19a | 4.87a | 4.87b | 4.68b | 2.36c | 2.44b | 40.47b | 35.60b |
CaCl2 | 5.42a | 5.52a | 5.40a | 5.27a | 4.16b | 5.44a | 47.60a | 40.33a |
Chelated Ca | 5.24a | 5.41a | 5.06a | 4.99a | 5.78a | 5.85a | 47.53a | 39.13a |
Manzanillo | ||||||||
Control | 4.87a | 5.54a | 4.30a | 5.20a | 3.52c | 2.68b | 32.67c | 37.00c |
CaCl2 | 4.13b | 4.27b | 3.82b | 4.12b | 4.35b | 3.57a | 43.87b | 44.53b |
Chelated Ca | 4.49ab | 4.50b | 4.20ab | 4.23b | 4.97a | 2.86ab | 49.27a | 50.67a |