Effect of Foliar Application of Some Crops Seeds Sprout Extracts on Fruiting of Valencia Orange Trees

Abstract

Valencia orange trees has a great potentially for export to foreign markets. Appreciated any efforts directed towards enhancing yield and fruit quality. For avoiding the side effects on environmental pollution and human health by using chemical fertilizers this study was examed the use of crops seeds sprout extracts as an alternative for getting fruit quality and promoting yield on Valencia orange trees.Crops seeds sprout extracts are of great benefits when used to spray on plants. It contains high levels of major and minor nutrients, amino acids and vitamins, which are beneficial to the crop in quantity and quality. The study relies on the use of seven crop seed sprout extracts: fenugreek (FSSE), celery (CSSE), rocket (RSSE), barley (BSSE), wheat (WSSE), garlic (GSE) and onion (OSSE) at a concentration of 0.1% in each extract.Through the results obtained, it was found that all the extracts gives a Significant effects compared to the control on the vegetative and fruit characteristics, chemical composition of fruits, photosynthetic pigments and promoted yield and fruit quality of Valencia orange trees and found also that the crop seeds sprout extracts used in descending order were as follows: FSSE followed by CSSE, RSSE, BSSE, WSSE and finally GSE and OSSE.