Combined Effects of Mycorrhiza, Organic Fertilizers, and Potassium Application on Yield and Quality of Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) fruit

In order to investigate the effects of mycorrhiza, potassium, and manure application on the yield and quality of pomegranate fruits, in 2014, an experiment were conducted in a randomized complete block design as factorial with 12 treatments and three replicates. Experimental factors included combinations of two levels of mycorrhiza (0 and 500 g.tree-1), three levels of sheep manure (0, 10, and 20 kg per tree) and two levels of potassium (0 and 500 g K2O.tree-1). The measured traits included yield per tree, contents of carbohydrate, brix, and phenolic acids (sinapic acid, gallic acid, catechin, rutin and ascorbic acid) in the pomegranate fruits. The results showed that the main effects of potassium, mycorrhizae and manure were significant (P