EFFECT OF NAA SPRAYS ON BUNCH YIELD AND FRUIT CHARACTERISTICS OF "ZAGHLOUL" DATE (Phoenix dactylifera L.) | ||||
| Journal of Plant Production | ||||
| Article 20, Volume 27, Issue 11, November 2002, Page 7605-7610 PDF (7.5 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jpp.2002.257071 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
| A. A. EI-Morsy, | ||||
| Hort. Dept., Fac. Agric., Kafr EI-5heikh, Tanta Univ. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| This work was carried out during the 2000 and 2001 seasons on "Zaqhloul" date cv. to study the effect of NAA concentrations on bunch yield and fruit characteristics. Bunches were sprayed with NAA solutions containing 0,10,20,30 or 40 ppm, 10 days after fruit set. It was found that NAA treatment reduced both yleldlbunch and number of fruits/strand. Moreover, fruit weight and flesh weight were increased in response to this treatment. Results also indicated that SSC% of fruits were increased with the NAA treatments. However, tannin content was decreased in the NAA treated fruits. This was attributed to enhanced maturity due to the achieved thinning. The NAA treatment of ·Zaghloul" date cv. as indicated under the conditions ofthis experiment could be recommended to improve fruit quality. | ||||
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