INFLUENCE OF EFFECTIVE MICRO-ORGANISMS, SEAWEED EXTRACT AND AMINO ACIDS APPLICATION ON GROWTH, YIELD AND BUNCH QUALITY OF RED GLOBE GRAPEVINES

Abstract

This investigation was conducted for two successive seasons (2007 & 2008) in a private vineyard located at El-Khatatba, Menoufiya governorate; to study the influence of effective microorganisms , seaweed extract and amino acids application on growth, yield and bunch quality of Red Globe grapevines. The chosen vines were eight-year-old, grown in a sandy loam soil, spaced at 2 X 3 meters apart and irrigated by the drip irrigation system, cane-pruned and trellised by Spanish Parron system.