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INCREASING FRUIT SIZE OF ‘SPADONA’ AND ‘COSCIA’ (PYRUS COMMUNIS) PEARS IN A WARM CLIMATE WITH PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS

Article number
800_14
Pages
155 – 162
Language
English
Abstract
The two main pear cultivars grown in the warm climate of Israel, ‘Spadona’ and ‘Coscia’, produce relatively small fruit.
Over five consecutive years (2001–2005), application of 8.6 mg L-1 gibberellic acid (GA3plus 6 mg L-1 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) plus 6 mg L-1 naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA) as 0.12% Bolero™, at full-bloom, caused an appreciable and significant increase in fruit size without any deformation of the calyx-end, which is typical of GA3 treatment, when applied at the same phenological stage to improve fruit set (GA3 alone did not increase fruit size). Application of 25 mg L-1 benzyladenine (BA) plus 25 mg L-1 GA4+7 as 0.125% Perlan™, applied at full-bloom +14 days, increased fruit size via stimulation of fruit cell division (BA) and fruit cell enlargement (GA), with no negative effect on fruit shape.

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Authors
R.A. Stern
Keywords
auxins, cytokinins, gibberellins, yield
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