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Citrus => Citrus General Discussion => Topic started by: lebmung on September 06, 2018, 08:51:39 AM
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This summer I made several experiments to induce early flowering in finger lime.
It seems like water stress and a solution of 1000 ppm KNO3 applied in the morning induces flowering in about 10 days during hot summer days, for a very young tree.
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Getting a very young tree to flower is one thing, getting a very young tree to bear fruit is quite another.
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Yes indeed in case of young trees. Still my findings can be a applied to a mature tree to increase flowering period.
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Its long been known that water stress of a citrus tree can make the tree flower. It is done all the time with lemons. However, I doubt that an application of potassium nitrate has much to do with flowering.
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3 times application resulted in a bloom. The plants were also sparked with a mixture of hormones, but at different intervals.
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How was the KNO3 applied?
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I still doubt that potassium nitrate had anything to do with rapid flowering.
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1000ppm kno3 purity 99.9%
It's just my findings. Anyone can give a try.
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I have a finger lime tree 5 ft tall x 4 ft wide..first year in ground. It has bloomed twice this past spring, but held no fruit. It has grown like crazy. Is there a secret to getting them to hold fruit or am I just not waiting long enough? Not trying to hijack here, but thought it may be relevant. I also read somewhere not to fertilize with nitrogen until fruit set, but epsom salt may help with fruit set. I'm trying to figure them out also.
TFN
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Did you pollinate the flowers? Mine just set fruit, after the experiment above like every single flower.
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K might ensure a good flowering but I think initiation is from climate cues primarily.
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TFN none, or few fruit on a first year tree in he ground is very very common. Like the old saying " Good things come to those who wait"
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Lebmung you say '1000 ppm KNO3' and later '1% kno3'.
Sorry but 1000 ppm is 0.1% or 1% is 10000 ppm.
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Good luck, I had a 5 ft tree I grew from seed that was like a huge bush. It was in a 30 gal container. I bloomed all year lond & made tiny fruit that NEVER held on the tree. That's another one I gave to Stan.
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Lebmung you say '1000 ppm KNO3' and later '1% kno3'.
Sorry but 1000 ppm is 0.1% or 1% is 10000 ppm.
The later was a written mistake.
The plants were sprayed at 1000 ppm which is 1 gram/ liter, following water stress for plants in pots.
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Water stress of citrus will it self cause flowering. Noting else is required.