scholarly journals GROWTH, YIELD AND POSTHARVEST QUALITY OF WAX APPLE AS AFFECTED BY NAPHTHALENE ACETIC ACID APPLICATION

2015 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 410-422
Author(s):  
MOHAMMAD MONERUZZAMAN KHANDAKER ◽  
ABM SHARIF HOSSAIN ◽  
NORMANIZA OSMAN ◽  
NASHRIYAH MAT ◽  
AMRU NASRULHAQ BOYCE
Keyword(s):  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Fruit Size ◽  
Growth Yield ◽  
Fruit Growth ◽  
Field Conditions ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Postharvest Quality ◽  
Naphthalene Acetic Acid

Results of this study represent the first report of the effect of Naphthalene Acetic Acid (NAA) on the pre and post harvest quality of wax apple fruit. The wax apple trees were spray treated with 0, 5, 10 and 20 mg L-1 NAA under field conditions during 2008 to 2011. The experiments were carried out in Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with six replications. Leaf chlorophyll content, chlorophyll fluorescence, photosynthetic yield, net photosynthetic rate, drymatter content of leaves and total soluble solids and K+content of wax apple fruits were significantly increased after treatments with 10 mg L-1. Polygalacturonase activity significantly decreased with NAA treatments. The application of 5 mg L-1 NAA increased 27% more bud and reduced 42% less fruit drop compared to the control. In addition, higher protein and phosphate synthase activity of leaves, fruit set, fruit growth, larger fruit size and yield were recorded in NAA treated plants. In storage, treated fruits exhibited higher TSS and firmness and less weight loss, browning, titratable acidity, respiration and ethylene production than the control. It is concluded that spraying with 5 and 10 mg L-1 NAA once a week under field conditions produced better fruit growth and yield of the wax apple and maintained better fruit quality in postharvest storage.

The effect of organic mulches and mycorrhizal substrate on growth, yield and quality of Gold Milenium apples on M.9 rootstock

2014 ◽  
Vol 94 (2) ◽  
pp. 281-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lidia Sas-Paszt ◽  
Kris Pruski ◽  
Edward Żurawicz ◽  
Beata Sumorok ◽  
Edyta Derkowska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Mycorrhizal Fungi ◽  
Organic Matter Content ◽  
Growth Yield ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Peat Moss ◽  
Cow Manure ◽  
Yield And Quality

Sas-Paszt, L., Pruski, K., Żurawicz, E., Sumorok, B., Derkowska, E. and Głuszek, S. 2014. The effect of organic mulches and mycorrhizal substrate on growth, yield and quality of Gold Milenium apples on M.9 rootstock. Can. J. Plant Sci. 94: 281–291. A 3-yr study was conducted to evaluate the effects of organic mulches and mycorrhizal substrate on growth and yield of apple cv. Gold Milenium grown on M.9 rootstock. Straw (rye), pine bark, conifer tree sawdust, compost (plant debris), cow manure, peat moss substrate (commercial), and mycorrhiza substrate (Mykoflor®, containing mycorrhizal fungi: Glomus intraradices, G. mosseae, G. etunicatum) were applied in spring of each year. All the applied treatments did not affect significantly the tree growth. Mulches did not have a positive effect on total soluble solids of the fruit and the number of fruits in different size categories. Only sawdust mulch significantly increased the number of fruit in size diameter class of 7.0–7.5 cm compared with the control. The use of mulches affected the concentration of macro- and microelements in leaves, particularly Cu, Fe, Mn and Zn. Mulches positively affected the pH and organic matter content of soil. The best results were observed with the use of the compost, cow manure and the mycorrhizal substrate, where the concentrations of P, K and Mg, most of microelements and soil organic matter were elevated.

scholarly journals Influence of the main stem pruning and fruit thinning on quality of melon

Revista CERES ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 63 (6) ◽  
pp. 789-795
Author(s):  
Rafaella Martins de Araújo Ferreira ◽  
Edna Maria Mendes Aroucha ◽  
Cristiane Alves de Paiva ◽  
José Francismar de Medeiros ◽  
Flavinicíus Pereira Barreto
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin C ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Fruit Size ◽  
Titratable Acidity ◽  
Main Stem ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Postharvest Quality ◽  
Fruit Thinning ◽  
Flesh Firmness

ABSTRACT Among many management practices used in melon crops, those that change source: sink relationship, such as pruning and fruit thinning, directly influence production, affect fruit size and its composition, including sugar and vitamin contents. The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of pruning of the main stem and time of fruit thinning in melon postharvest quality. Thus, two experiments were set up in Mossoró, state of Rio Grande do Norte, each with a melon hybrid (Amaregal and Banzai). Each experiment was conducted in a randomized block, in a (2 x 4) + 1 factorial design, 2 pruning management (with and without pruning), 4 levels of fruit thinning (3, 6, 9 and 12 DARB - days after removal agro textile blanket) and a control (without pruning and thinning), and four replications. Fruits were harvested at commercial maturity and transported to the Laboratory of Food Technology of UFERSA, where they were evaluated for the following characteristics: weight, diameter, length, flesh thickness, flesh firmness, soluble solids, pH, and titratable acidity, soluble solids: titratable acidity ratio and vitamin C. No interaction between factors in any of the experiments was found. Titratable acidity (0.077%) and vitamin C content (3.4 mg/100 g) in Amaregal melon and soluble solids (10.2%) in Banzai melon were lower in the treatments with stem pruning. In Amaregal melon, fruits showed longer length (134 mm) and greater flesh firmness (40 N) when thinning was carried out on 6 DARB, and as thinning was delayed, it found a decrease in the values of soluble solids, SS: TA ratio and pH. In Banzai melon, fruits showed greater flesh thickness (33.5 mm) and SS: TA (247.5) ratio when thinning was carried out on 6 DARB. However, delay in thinning promoted an increase in pH and vitamin C content of the fruits. Pruning of the main stem and thinning season had effect on the quality of Amaregal and Banzai melons in different ways.

scholarly journals Nitrate/ammonium ratio effect on the growth, yield and foliar anatomy of grafted tomato plants

2021 ◽  
Vol 48 (No. 2) ◽  
pp. 80-89
Author(s):  
Armando Hernández Pérez ◽  
Juana Cruz García Santiago ◽  
Valentin Robledo Torres ◽  
Alonso Méndez López ◽  
Alberto Sandoval Rangel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stomatal Density ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Fruit Size ◽  
Growth Yield ◽  
Fruit Weight ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Tomato Plants ◽  
Best Response ◽  
Experimental Block

The vigorous behaviour of a rootstock modifies the growth and yield of a plant variety or hybrid, altering the plant nutritional requirements. The purpose of this work was to study four ratios of NO3–/NH4+ (100/0, 92/8, 85/15 and 80/20%) over the growth, leaf anatomy and yield of grafted and ungrafted tomato plants. We used a fully randomised experimental block design with factorial arrangement of 2 × 4 (grafted and ungrafted plants and four ratios of NO3–/NH4+), on eight treatments in total with four replicates each, using Tukey’s mean comparison test (P ≤ 0.05). The rootstock was ‘Silex’ by Fito Seeds, with the ‘El Arrojado’ graft (variety) by Gene Seeds. The graft produced an increase in growth, dry biomass production, stomatal density, trichome number, epidermal cell density, fruits per plant, average fruit weight, fruit size and total soluble solids, in comparison with the ungrafted tomato plants. In most of the assessed variables, the grafted tomato plants gave their best response at an 85/15% NO3–/NH4+ ratio; while the ungrafted plants performed better at a 92/8% NO3–/NH4+ ratio. The response of the grafted plants to the different NO3–/NH4+ ratios suggests that grafting induces tolerance to NH4+.

scholarly journals EFFECTS OF WEED CONTROL METHOD ON GROWTH, YIELD AND FRUIT QUALITY OF `McINTOSH' APPLE TREES.

HortScience ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 27 (11) ◽  
pp. 1159b-1159
Author(s):  
John J. McCue ◽  
James R. Schupp ◽  
Highmoor Farm
Keyword(s):  
Weed Control ◽  
Weed Management ◽  
Untreated Control ◽  
Control Method ◽  
Fruit Size ◽  
Growth Yield ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Apple Trees ◽  
Herbicide Treatment

The growth and fruiting of 10-year-old `Mcintosh'/M.7 apple trees were compared under the following weed management systems: 1)untreated control; 2) herbicide spray (paraquat + oryzalin); 3) rotary tilling applied in May, June and July; 4) rotary tilling plus herbicide (oryzalin); 5) rotary tilling plus oats sown in August. All weed control methods increased tree growth compared to the untreated control over three years. Yield and fruit size were increased by the herbicide and the rotary tilled treatment. Rotary tilling plus herbicide increased yield but fruit size was larger than controls in 1990 only. Rotary tilling plus oats produced yield and fruit size equivalent to the control. In 1989 and 1990 rotary tilling alone provided less weed control compared to the herbicide treatment, while in July 1991, the reverse was true. Rotary tilling with herbicide and with oats have demonstrated weed control comparable to or better than the herbicide treatment except for the rotary tilled plus oats treatment in 1990. There were no differences among treatments in fruit color, maturity and percent soluble solids.

scholarly journals Growth, Yield and Fruit Quality of Strawberry (Frageria ananasa Dutch) under Different Phosphorus Levels

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Husain Ahmad ◽  
Muhammad Sajjid ◽  
Sikandar Hayat ◽  
Rizwan Ullah ◽  
Muhammad Ali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fruit Quality ◽  
Fruit Set ◽  
Fruit Size ◽  
Growth Yield ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Strawberry Fruit ◽  
Fruit Maturity ◽  
The University ◽  
Phosphorus Levels

<p><em>Strawberry fruit takes less time for production and is easily multiplied. Fruiting is an exhaustive process and depletes nutrients especially phosphorus as it is highly immobile in the soil. An experiment was conducted in The University of Peshawar, Pakistan to evaluate different level of Phosphorous on growth, yield and fruit quality of Strawberry Cv Chandler. Results show that Phosphorus at 90 kg ha<sup>-1</sup> significantly influenced the days to flowering (102.66) of strawberry plants while, at 80 kg ha<sup>-1</sup> significantly affected days to fruit set (2.98), days to fruit maturity (20.05), Number of fruits (7.50) and Total fruit yield tons ha<sup>-1</sup>(3.61). Fruit size (6.42 cm3) was significantly affected at 70 kg ha<sup>-1</sup>. Similarly, Ascorbic acid (62.61), percent acidity (0.64) and Total soluble solids (7.83) were significantly affected by phosphorus at 60 kg ha<sup>-1</sup></em></p>

scholarly journals PRODUCTION, PHYSICAL-CHEMICAL QUALITY AND BIOATIVE COMPOUNDS OF MISTY BLUEBERRY FRUIT UNDER DIFFERENT PRUNING INTENSITIES

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (spe) ◽  
Author(s):  
GISELY CORREA DE MOURA ◽  
◽  
MARCIA VIZZOTTO ◽  
LUCIANO PICOLOTTO ◽  
LUIS EDUARDO CORRÊA ANTUNES ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fruit Size ◽  
Titratable Acidity ◽  
Fruit Production ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Postharvest Quality ◽  
Yield And Quality ◽  
Physical Chemical ◽  
Total Titratable Acidity ◽  
Phytochemical Compounds

ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of pruning intensity on yield and quality of blueberries fruits. It was evaluated the cultivar Misty. The treatments were: absence of pruning; light pruning; regular pruning and drastic pruning. The experimental design was randomized blocks with four replications. The variables analyzed were fruit production, fruit size, pH, total soluble solids (TSS) and total titratable acidity (TTA), and the bioactive compounds such as phenolic compounds, anthocyanins and antioxidant activity. The plants that received drastic pruning showed higher averages of production and fruit size. The highest concentrations of phytochemical compounds in blueberry fruits occurred as pruning was more drastic. The use of different intensity of pruning can modify the productive behavior and postharvest quality of fruits.

scholarly journals Growth, yield, and postharvest quality in eggplant produced under different foliar fertilizer (Spirulina platensis) treatments

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 3893 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Alves Dias ◽  
Railene Herica Carlos Rocha ◽  
Josinaldo Lopes Araújo ◽  
José Franciraldo Lima ◽  
Wellinghton Alves Guedes
Keyword(s):  
Spirulina Platensis ◽  
Growth Yield ◽  
Fertilizer Application ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Postharvest Quality ◽  
Phenological Stages ◽  
Foliar Fertilizer ◽  
Foliar Concentrations ◽  
Storage Times

This study evaluated the growth, yield, and postharvest quality of eggplant grown under different foliar fertilizer treatments with Spirufert® (Spirulina platensis). The treatments consisted of four fertilizer concentrations applied at four phenological stages: M1 (10, 15, 25, and 35 g L-1), M2 (15, 20, 30, and 40 g L-1), M3 (20, 25, 35, and 45 g L-1), and M4 (control plants, water spraying only). For Postharvest experiments were conducted in a 4 x 5 factorial design corresponding to the four treatments in the field experiment and five storage times. Spirufert® applied at lower concentrations (M1) resulted in greater fruit yield without affecting the foliar concentrations of N, P, K, and Na. Higher fertilizer concentrations (M3) increased vegetative growth but reduced eggplant yield. Fruit color parameters and soluble solids contents were not affected by fertilizer application, but pulp firmness was more stable in M1 fruits stored for up to six days.

scholarly journals PRODUCTION, PHYSICAL-CHEMICAL QUALITY AND BIOATIVE COMPOUNDS OF MISTY BLUEBERRY FRUIT UNDER DIFFERENT PRUNING INTENSITIES

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (spe) ◽  
Author(s):  
GISELY CORREA DE MOURA ◽  
MARCIA VIZZOTTO ◽  
LUCIANO PICOLOTTO ◽  
LUIS EDUARDO CORRÊA ANTUNES
Keyword(s):  
Fruit Size ◽  
Titratable Acidity ◽  
Fruit Production ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Postharvest Quality ◽  
Yield And Quality ◽  
Physical Chemical ◽  
Total Titratable Acidity ◽  
Phytochemical Compounds

ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of pruning intensity on yield and quality of blueberries fruits. It was evaluated the cultivar Misty. The treatments were: absence of pruning; light pruning; regular pruning and drastic pruning. The experimental design was randomized blocks with four replications. The variables analyzed were fruit production, fruit size, pH, total soluble solids (TSS) and total titratable acidity (TTA), and the bioactive compounds such as phenolic compounds, anthocyanins and antioxidant activity. The plants that received drastic pruning showed higher averages of production and fruit size. The highest concentrations of phytochemical compounds in blueberry fruits occurred as pruning was more drastic. The use of different intensity of pruning can modify the productive behavior and postharvest quality of fruits.

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