Nutrient status of the lowbush blueberry, Lac-Saint-Jean area, Quebec, Canada. [Vaccinium angustifolium]
The lowbush blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium Ait.) is an important commercial crop of the Lac-Saint-Jean area (Quebec, Canada). The major blueberry fields are located on sandy soils relatively poor in available mineral nutrients. The nutrients originate from a thin organic layer found on the top of these sandy soils. The leaf mineral contents (N, P, K, Mg, Ca, Mn, Fe, Cu, Zn and B) were measured in five blueberry fields during 1984 and 1985. Soil pH and soil available P, K, and Mg were also assessed. The results show that the leaf mineral contents are generally adequate. However, K and Zn might be occasionally deficient when compared to the actual established standards. The available Mg in soil was significantly correlated with the leaf Mg concentration. The data also suggest that the influence of the pH following the burn pruning seems to influence the nutrition of this species.
- Research Organization:
- Universite du Quebec a Chicoutimi
- OSTI ID:
- 6064691
- Journal Information:
- Commun. Soil Sci. Plant Anal.; (United States), Vol. 18:6
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES
BLUEBERRIES
NUTRITION
ELEMENTS
BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY
BORON
CALCIUM
COPPER
FIRES
IRON
LEAVES
MAGNESIUM
MANGANESE
NITROGEN
PH VALUE
PHOSPHORUS
POTASSIUM
QUEBEC
SOILS
ZINC
ALKALI METALS
ALKALINE EARTH METALS
BERRIES
CANADA
FOOD
FRUITS
METALS
NONMETALS
NORTH AMERICA
SEMIMETALS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
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