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Nutrient use efficiency and yield performance of apple cultivars under mid- hill conditions

Author(s) Mr. Saurabh Singh, Mr. Sachin Sharma, Ms. Khushi Chaudhary, Mr. Piyush Raj
Country India
Abstract Nutrient wastage is a major challenge in mid hill orchards of apple which enhances fertilizer cost and degrading environment. The present study evaluates nutrient use efficiency of seven apple cultivars- Early Red One, Scarlet Spur II, Oregon Spur II, Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Gale Gala and Gibson Golden- using yield, canopy development, and nutrient efficiency matrices under mid-hill conditions. Significant variation is noticed among cultivars for fruit yield and tree canopy volume. Gale Gala recorded the highest yield (9.91 Kg tree-1), followed by Granny Smith (7.76 Kg tree-1), while Oregon Spur II produced the lowest yield. Yield efficiency and partial factor productivity (PFP) unfiltered significant differences in nutrient utilization patterns among cultivars. Scarlet Spur II shows the highest yield efficiency (4.70 Kg m-3) whereas Gale Gala and Granny Smith achieved the highest PFP values (6.61 and 5.17 Kg fruit Kg-1 nutrients, respectively). The results illustrate that high yield does not relate to high nutrient efficiency and is focused on relevance of cultivar specific nutrient management strategies in apple orchards.
Keywords Apple, Nutrient use efficiency, Yield efficiency, Partial factor productivity, Canopy volume
Field Biology > Agriculture / Botany
Published In Volume 8, Issue 1, January-February 2026
Published On 2026-01-15
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i01.66564
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