Supplemental table 2Effects of foliar applications of 10 g·L–1 CaCl2, 5 g·L–1 KH2PO4and 2·g L–1 Na2B4O7·10H2O at onset of rapid fruit growth stage on K、P、Ca、B content (mg g–1 FW) in ‘Fuji’ fruit in 2010 and 2011.

The content of K(mg/g) in fruit

Treatment / 92 DAFB / 120 DAFB / 148 DAFB / 180 DAFB
2010 / 2011 / 2010 / 2011 / 2010 / 2011 / 2010 / 2011
Control / 10.02c / 8.41a / 7.71c / 6.16b / 6.73c / 10.13a / 6.47b / 6.50bc
Bagging / 10.29c / 8.43a / 9.68ab / 7.68ab / 8.51a / 7.67bc / 7.82b / 7.29abc
Bagging+CaCl2 / 21.28ab / 9.85a / 9.14abc / 8.73a / 8.13ab / 8.61b / 7.93b / 9.08a
Bagging+KH2PO4 / 23.38a / 9.46a / 10.50a / 8.61a / 9.23a / 7.47bc / 9.48a / 7.89abc
Bagging+Na2B4O7 / 20.34b / 8.33a / 10.46a / 7.71ab / 9.07a / 7.81b / 9.79a / 8.21ab

The content of P(mg/g) in fruit

Treatment / 92 DAFB / 120 DAFB / 148 DAFB / 180 DAFB
2010 / 2011 / 2010 / 2011 / 2010 / 2011 / 2010 / 2011
Control / 0.97ab / 0.82a / 0.79ab / 0.63a / 0.66a / 0.71a / 0.63a / 0.63a
Bagging / 0.79c / 0.67c / 0.74b / 0.62a / 0.66a / 0.65a / 0.55ab / 0.56b
Bagging+CaCl2 / 1.06a / 0.77abc / 0.89ab / 0.71a / 0.61ab / 0.69a / 0.56ab / 0.67a
Bagging+KH2PO4 / 1.04a / 0.81a / 0.94a / 0.72a / 0.65a / 0.64a / 0.59ab / 0.64a
Bagging+Na2B4O7 / 0.94ab / 0.72c / 0.94a / 0.63a / 0.67a / 0.62a / 0.58ab / 0.59ab

The content of Ca (mg/g) in fruit

Treatment / 92 DAFB / 120 DAFB / 148 DAFB / 180 DAFB
2010 / 2011 / 2010 / 2011 / 2010 / 2011 / 2010 / 2011
Control / 0.88bc / 0.73a / 0.72a / 0.80a / 0.61a / 0.70a / 052ab / 0.59ab
Bagging / 0.76c / 0.57ab / 0.66a / 0.76ab / 0.52ab / 0.34c / 0.51ab / 0.48b
Bagging+CaCl2 / 1.13a / 0.75a / 0.76a / 0.65ab / 0.54ab / 0.51b / 0.47b / 0.60ab
Bagging+KH2PO4 / 1.08ab / 0.68a / 0.71a / 0.69ab / 0.49b / 0.45b / 0.47b / 0.49ab
Bagging+Na2B4O7 / 1.07ab / 0.65a / 0.74a / 0.67ab / 0.58ab / 0.50b / 0.50ab / 0.46b

The content of B(mg/kg) in fruit

Treatment / 92 DAFB / 120 DAFB / 148 DAFB / 180 DAFB
2010 / 2011 / 2010 / 2011 / 2010 / 2011 / 2010 / 2011
Control / 16.33bc / 14.83c / 14.75a / 16.42a / 15.42ab / 15.83bc / 16.75a / 15.00abc
Bagging / 14.83c / 17.75ab / 14.83a / 17.50a / 16.92a / 20.75a / 16.58a / 17.00ab
Bagging+CaCl2 / 20.75a / 16.42bc / 18.67a / 16.83a / 16.67a / 13.75c / 17.08a / 16.08abc
Bagging+KH2PO4 / 15.92bc / 16.92ab / 16.42a / 16.75a / 15.75ab / 16.17bc / 16.33a / 13.75c
Bagging+Na2B4O7 / 18.75ab / 20.58a / 18.42a / 18.42a / 15.60ab / 17.83b / 17.50a / 17.58a

Values represent mean ± SE (n = 3). The statistical analysis was performed by Duncan’s multiple range test at level p≤0.05, means in the same column and with different letters are statistically different in one year.