Foliar 2,4-D Application after Physiological Fruit Drop Reduces Fruit Splitting of Mandarin

Effect of foliar application of some nutrient elements on traits related to fruit splitting of Page mandarin

Preharvest fruit splitting disorder causes significant damage to producers of sensitive citrus cultivars, therefore, proper management of tree nutrition with key elements reduces the probability the occurrence of this disorder can be effective in reducing fruit splitting. Accordingly, to investigate the effects of foliar application of 1% potassium nitrate, 1% calcium nitrate and 0.5% boric aci...

Factors Affecting Fruit Set/Early Fruit Drop in Avocado

Effects of Foliar Application of Potassium and Zinc on Pistachio (Pistacia vera L.) Fruit Yield

The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of foliar applications of potassium and zinc on the fruit yield and quality as well as leaf nutrient concentrations of pistachio cv. ‘Chrokeh’. The experiment was conducted based on a completely randomized block design with nine treatments and three replications per treatment. Treatments were three levels of K2SO4 (0, 1 and 2%) and thre...

Role of Growth Regulators on Preharvest Fruit Drop, Yield and Quality in Kinnow Mandarin

The study was undertaken to envisage the effect of growth regulators on preharvest fruit drop and quality of Kinnow mandrin (Citrus reticulata Blanco). Various concentration of 2, 4-D, GA3 and NAA were applied during the last week of November, 2005 to check the impact of various treatments on preharvest fruit drop, yield and fruit quality. Exogenous application of growth regulators significantl...

EFFECT OF FOLIAR APPLICATION OF Zn AND B ON FRUIT PRODUCTION AND PHYSIOLOGICAL DISORDERS IN SWEET ORANGE CV. BLOOD ORANGE

To study the effect of Zn and B as foliar spray on growth and yield of sweet orange, cv. Blood red at Dargai, Malakand Agency, Pakistan during 2006 and 2007. The micronutrients zinc (Zn) in the form of zinc sulphate (ZnSo4.7H2O) as zinc source at the rate of 0.5 % and 1.0 % and boron (B) in the form of boric acid (H3BO3) at the rate of 0.02 % and 0.04 % were applied as foliar spray at three dif...