From Fertilizer to Disease Control: Study of the Relationship between Fertilizer Applications and Bacterial Fruit Blotch Disease

Authors : Işıl Temel, Büşran Sunyar

Pages : 17-22

Doi:10.46876/ja.1392526

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Publication Date : 2024-06-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :In this research, the effects of different doses of nitrogen (Ammonium sulfate) and phosphorus (Triple superphosphate) fertilizers given in combination in melon cultivation on the growth of bacterial fruit blotch caused by Acidovorax citrulli were examined. The experiment was conducted with a randomized plot design that consisted of three replications. The study included recommended optimal doses, 25%, 50%, and 100% more than the optimal dose, as well as a control group that did not receive any fertilizer application. The findings of the study revealed that the application of the optimal fertilizer dose caused the least disease severity (27.78%), while 55.56% disease severity was determined in the pathogen (control) application only, while the disease severity was highest when the fertilizer dose was increased by 100% more than the optimal dose. The results indicate a direct association between the amount of fertilizer applied and the intensity of disease severity, where in a greater severity of disease is noted with higher doses of fertilizer.
Keywords : Acidovorax citrulli, Disease severity, Fertilizer dosage, Nitrogen fertilizer, Phosphorus fertilizer