Effects of Calcium, Potassium and Nitrogen on Punica Granatum L. A Review

Punica granatum L. also known as pomegranate, belonging to family of punicaceae is nutrious fruit with several therapeutic beneficial effects. As the need of food is increasing linearly by the day, measures to increase fruit production are highly demanding. Therefore application of nutrients like Potassium, Calcium and nitrogen can help to increase fruit yeild and quality of pomegranate. Results of experiments conducted by several authors concluded that calcium is very useful in reducing cracking problem of pomegrante. Potassium increased vegetative growth, leaf nutrient content and ascorbic acid content. Lastly, Nitrogen increased number of fruits per plant, fruit weight, juice percentage, total soluble solids, total sugar concentration, ascorbic acid content, fruit length and lowest seed percentage, So the present review article aims at providing an up to date overview the effects of Calcium, Potassium and nitrogen on pomegranate. Pooja Mesurani | Vijay R. Ram | Pankaj Ram "Effects of Calcium, Potassium and Nitrogen on Punica Granatum L.- A Review" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-8 | Issue-2 , April 2024, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd64627.pdf Paper Url: https://www.ijtsrd.com/chemistry/other/64627/effects-of-calcium-potassium-and-nitrogen-on-punica-granatum-l-a-review/pooja-mesurani