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EFFECTS OF GIRDLING AND GROWTH RETARDANTS ON FLOWERING AND FRUITING OF LITCHI IN MAURITIUS

Article number
558_33
Pages
229 – 232
Language
English
Abstract
Girdling of branches 3 to 4 cm in diameter with hardened flush in May or foliar application of 0.5 g paclobutrazol + 0.4 g of ethephon per litre promoted flowering in unproductive litchi trees of cultivar Tai So in Mauritius.
Fruiting was consistent on girdled branches, but erratic on branches with growth retardant.
Therefore, while flowering can be induced every year in Mauritius, fruit setting still remains a problem.

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Authors
N. Ramburn
Keywords
flowering, girdling, growth regulators, Litchi chinensis
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