Stabilisation of fruit production by optimised plant nutrition

Abstract

© 2007, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. In the orchards of small-scale farmers in northern Thailand, low input of fertiliser often results in insufficient, low quality fruit yields particularly from older trees. This generally low input of fertilisers and other agrochemicals has been well documented. Deficiencies of micronutrients such as boron (B) and zinc (Zn) have also been frequently reported for Southeast Asia (Dong et al., 1997; Bahadur et al., 1998) and might affect flower induction, fruit set and fruit growth.