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EFFECT OF ETHEPHON ON FRUIT QUALITY AND MATURITY OF ‘TONE WASE’ ASTRINGENT PERSIMMONS (DIOSPYROS KAKI L.)
Article number
653_26
Pages
187 – 191
Language
English
Abstract
To elucidate the effect of ethephon on fruit quality and maturity of astringent persimmon cv.
Tone Wase, ethephon at 50, 100, and 200 mg L-1 was sprayed 120 days after full bloom.
Leaf area and thickness were not affected by ethephon but chlorophyll content was significantly decreased by 200 mg L-1 ethephon.
Ethephon at 200 mg L-1 decreased % quality fruits and firmness.
Ethephon hastened the fruit maturity by 13 to 22 days.
Hunter a* value increased sharply with ethephon level while Hunter b* value showed a slight increase regardless of ethephon level.
Tone Wase, ethephon at 50, 100, and 200 mg L-1 was sprayed 120 days after full bloom.
Leaf area and thickness were not affected by ethephon but chlorophyll content was significantly decreased by 200 mg L-1 ethephon.
Ethephon at 200 mg L-1 decreased % quality fruits and firmness.
Ethephon hastened the fruit maturity by 13 to 22 days.
Hunter a* value increased sharply with ethephon level while Hunter b* value showed a slight increase regardless of ethephon level.
Authors
Y.H. Kim, S.C. Lim, C.K. Youn, T. Yoon, T.S. Kim
Keywords
ethephon, persimmon, leaf area, chlorophyll, firmness, fruit maturity, Hunter values
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