Articles
EFFECT OF GROWTH REGULATORS AND HAND THINNING OF FLOWERS/FRUITS ON SIZE OF POMEGRANATE (PUNICA GRANATUM L. ‘GANESH’)
Article number
1089_55
Pages
407 – 410
Language
English
Abstract
Pomegranate plants bear flowers in abundance.
However, not all flowers are productive flowers; the flowers may be staminate, intermediate or hermaphrodite.
Excess fruit set affects fruit size and yield.
It is necessary to thin flowers/fruits to improve the fruit size.
Since hand thinning is laborious and cumbersome, chemical thinning of flower/fruits was attempted in this study.
NAA and ethrel spray of different concentrations caused thinning in a ratio of 1:2 to 1:3 and 1:3 to 1:5.
However, not all flowers are productive flowers; the flowers may be staminate, intermediate or hermaphrodite.
Excess fruit set affects fruit size and yield.
It is necessary to thin flowers/fruits to improve the fruit size.
Since hand thinning is laborious and cumbersome, chemical thinning of flower/fruits was attempted in this study.
NAA and ethrel spray of different concentrations caused thinning in a ratio of 1:2 to 1:3 and 1:3 to 1:5.
Authors
M.K. Sheikh
Keywords
NAA, ethrel, Punicaceae, hermaphrodite, intermediate, staminate flowers
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