PLANNED HONEY BEE POLLINATION IN LITCHI (LITCHI CHINENSIS SONN.) - A NEW PRODUCTION STRATEGY FOR ENHANCING FRUIT YIELD AND QUALITY IN INDIA

The use of agricultural waste is of great interest to sustainable agriculture. An investigation was carried out to evaluate the effects of compost and compost tea made from agricultural waste rice straw on the yield and quality of two horticultural crops strawberry and tomato. In strawberry experiment, six treatments were considered which wereT1: 100% soil (as a control), T2: 80% soil + 20% compost, T3: 60% soil + 40% compost, T4: 40% soil + 60% compost, T5: 20% soil + 80% compost & T6: 100% compost. Results revealed that number of fruit, fruit yield and total sugar (%)was increased with the increasing level of compost up to 80% after that decreased at 100% compost. The treatment T5: 20% soil + 80% compost gave the best results among the treatments to grow strawberry with good yield (185.3 g/plant) and sweetness (total sugar 5.19%). On the other hand, six treatments i.e. T1: Control, T2: Compost (5 t/ha), T3: Compost tea (50% concentration), T4: Compost (5 t/ha) + Compost tea (50% concentration), T5: Compost tea (100% concentration) and T6: Compost (5t/ha) + Compost tea (100% concentration) were considered in tomato experiment. As a result, it was observed that combined application of compost (5 t/ha) along with compost tea (100% conc.) (T6) gave the highest yield of tomato than not only control (T1) but also single application of compost or compost tea (T2, T3, T4&T5). Level of compost tea concentration also showed significant effect on fruit yield of tomato. Comparing between treatment T4 and T6, fruit yield was found higher (1027.67 g/plant) in treatment T6: Compost (5t/ha) + Compost tea (100% conc.) than 961.3 g/plant in T4: Compost (5 t/ha) + Compost tea (50% conc.). So, it could be summarized that use of rice straw as compost and compost tea affects positively both in two experiments. The results of this study confirm the beneficial effects of compost to increase the yield and sweetness of strawberry and combination of compost and compost tea to increase the yield of tomato. Progressive Agriculture 30 (4): 335-343, 2019

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Foliar application and seed priming of salicylic acid affect growth, fruit yield, and quality of grape tomato under drought stress

Scientia Horticulturae ◽

10.1016/j.scienta.2021.109904 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 280 ◽

pp. 109904

Author(s):

Remi Chakma ◽

Arindam Biswas ◽

Pantamit Saekong ◽

Hayat Ullah ◽

Avishek Datta

Keyword(s):

Salicylic Acid ◽

Drought Stress ◽

Foliar Application ◽

Seed Priming ◽

Fruit Yield ◽

Yield And Quality

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Vermicompost substitution influences growth, physiological disorders, fruit yield and quality of strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa Duch.)

Bioresource Technology ◽

10.1016/j.biortech.2008.03.034 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 99 (17) ◽

pp. 8507-8511 ◽

Cited By ~ 94

Author(s):

Rajbir Singh ◽

R.R. Sharma ◽

Satyendra Kumar ◽

R.K. Gupta ◽

R.T. Patil

Keyword(s):

Fragaria X Ananassa ◽

Fruit Yield ◽

Physiological Disorders ◽

Yield And Quality

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Evaluation of a Fingerling-to-Stocker Phase as Part of a New Production Strategy for the Commercial Farming of Channel Catfish

North American Journal of Aquaculture ◽

10.1577/a05-091.1 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 69 (1) ◽

pp. 22-35 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Louis R. D'Abramo ◽

James A. Steeby ◽

Terrill R. Hanson ◽

Patrick D. Gerard

Keyword(s):

Channel Catfish ◽

New Production ◽

Commercial Farming ◽

Production Strategy

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Effects of Actinidia yellowing ringspot virus on the yield and quality of kiwifruit

Plant Disease ◽

10.1094/pdis-06-21-1304-sc ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Yi Wu ◽

Yicheng Wang ◽

Jiaxiu Sun ◽

Yuling Liu ◽

SHRESTHA SUJATA ◽

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Keyword(s):

Dry Matter ◽

Matter Content ◽

Fruit Yield ◽

Ringspot Virus ◽

Shaanxi Province ◽

Dry Matter Content ◽

Total Acid ◽

Yield And Quality ◽

Acid Ratio

China is the origin and distribution center of kiwifruit, as well as the country with the largest cultivated area and output of kiwifruit. A previous study found that a new kiwifruit virus, Actinidia yellowing ringspot virus (AYRSpV), has been detected in kiwifruit samples with yellowed leaves. The incidence of this virus was high in kiwifruit plantings in Shaanxi Province. To determine the symptoms of this viral infection and the effects of this virus on the yield and quality of kiwifruits, we measured leaf chlorophyll levels and the fruit yield, total sugar, total acid and dry matter contents of ‘Hayward’ kiwifruits grafted with AYRSpV-infected scions. The results showed that after AYRSpV infection, symptoms including chlorotic ringspots were mainly observed in the spring and gradually recovered with high summer temperatures. A few of the leaves that did not recover showed symptoms of albinism, which lasted until the leaves fell. We found that AYRSpV infection could reduce the chlorophyll content of ‘Hayward’ kiwifruit by 74.61-76.64%, the fruit yield by 14.50-24.10%, the sugar to acid ratio by 50.09-50.57%, and the fruit dry matter content by 1.67-1.78%. Our results showed that AYRSpV infection could significantly affect the yield and quality of ‘Hayward’ kiwifruit.

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CHANGES IN THE CHARACTERISTICS OF ‘PRATA’ BANANA TREATED WITH CYTOKININ AND GIBBERELLIN

Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura ◽

10.1590/0100-29452016379 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 38 (3) ◽

Author(s):

JULIANA DOMINGUES LIMA ◽

JÉSSICA SANTA ROSA ◽

DANILO EDUARDO ROZANE ◽

EDUARDO NARDINI GOMES ◽

SILVIA HELENA MODENESE GORLA DA SILVA

Keyword(s):

Plant Growth ◽

Gibberellic Acid ◽

Factorial Design ◽

Plant Growth Regulators ◽

Growth Regulators ◽

Physicochemical Characteristics ◽

Fruit Yield ◽

Musa Spp ◽

Yield And Quality ◽

Split Plot

ABSTRACT Plant growth regulators can influence fruit yield and quality. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of cytokinin and gibberelin on the agronomic and physicochemical characteristics of banana fruits cv. ‘Prata’ (Musa spp. AAB), according to the formation period and position in the bunch. The experiment was conducted in a completely randomized 2 x 5 factorial design, two periods of bunch development (summer and winter), five treatments and ten replicates. To study the effect of position in the bunch, split plot was adopted, considering in the plot, 2 x 5 factorial and in subplots, hand 1, hand 4 and last hand. Treatments consisted of 2 pulverizations with water, 150 mg L-1 cytokinin, 200 mg L-1 of gibberellic acid, 100 mg L-1 of cytokinin plus 200 mg L-1 of gibberellic acid and 200 mg L-1 of cytokinin plus 200 mg L-1 of gibberellic acid, applied from the fourth to the last hand of the bunch. Cytokinin and gibberellin, alone or associated, regardless of formation period and position, did not affect the size and physicochemical characteristics of fruits, only delayed the bunch harvest.

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