Effect of Intercrops on Apple Production cv. Red Delicious

Abstract

main reasons for low productivity is the low availability of essential nutrients, as the farmers are supplying only N, P and K fertilizers and that too indiscriminately and secondly the interspaces which are left as such, are timely covered with perennial weeds which compete with essential nutrients and moisture, thereby reducing their availability. These perennial weeds actually go deeper into the soil for moisture, and lot of water is also transpired from them. Due to this crop-weed competition, fruit trees mostly suffer from water stress and also have an impact on yield and quality of fruits, (Derr 2001). So if the interspaces of orchards are utilized by growing different intercrops, that are compatible with

The Effect of Intercropping Wheat Under Olive Trees on The Productivity and Quality of Olive Fruits

“…The effect of intercropping system based on olive and wheat on regarding his negative effect on fruit chemical properties may be attributed that the reduction in vegetative growth reflected on fruit chemical properties. The obtained results of the intercropping olive with wheat regarding their negative effect on fruit chemical properties are in harmony with the findings of Rifat et al (2015) and Rifat et al (2018) on intercrop of apple trees with maize and other crops. The enhancement effect of humic acids on fruit quality may be attributed that humic acid play an important role to enhance plant growth by improving soil texture and increase water holding in soil and stimulate soil microorganisms activity (Jensen, 2004).…”