The Nutrition Status of Punica Granatum L. Gardens On Soils with Limited Conditions In Semi-Arid Southeastern Anatolia, Turkey

Abstract

As the soils without limiting condition for plant growth is about 10% of the country’s all arable lands, cultivation generally undertaken at soils with shallow, stony, sloping and deficient nutrient contents which is also valid for Adıyaman region. The pomegranate orchard establishment manifested a very rapid growth recently due various reasons alike subsidies however soil properties in the region is not well known. Soil and plant sampling were taken from 40 points for determination of plant nutrient and soil relations of pomegranate grown in soils with limiting properties in this study. Orchards were generally set 5 to 6 years ago with Hicaz variety. Soil samples were collected from 0-30 and 30-60cm depth, plant leaves were sampled during 20 August – 20 September period of the year 2015. Pomegranate soils have shallow-moderate depth (30-60cm) with alkaline pH, calcareous and clayey texture. While all orchards soils have high phosphorous and potassium content, the iron, zinc and organic matter were determined as insufficient. In case of leaf analysis nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium, magnesium, iron, copper and manganese were determined as sufficient while zinc was deficient. For example, excess bottom fertilizing particularly resulted phosphorous accumulation and it is determined that lack of decent knowledge on soil plant nutrient in the region induced zinc and iron deficiency. Soil organic matter was a disregarded property by farmers and its importance is not well-known by them. Finally, along with limiting soil conditions the inadequate nursing knowledge determined as constraining factor of Adıyaman pomegranate production.

Keywords

• Pomegranate,plant nutrient elements,horticulture,limiting soil conditions

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