Boron foliar application, branch girdling and plant growth regulators on yield and fruit quality of ‘Garber’ pear trees



Document title: Boron foliar application, branch girdling and plant growth regulators on yield and fruit quality of ‘Garber’ pear trees
Journal: Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000420308
ISSN: 0001-3765
Authors: 1
2
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4
Institutions: 1Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul, Departamento de Agronomia, Chapeco, Santa Catarina. Brasil
2Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Departamento de Agronomia, Curitibanos, Santa Catarina. Brasil
3Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecuaria e Extensao Rural de Santa Catarina, Departamento de Fitotecnia, Sao Joaquim, Santa Catarina. Brasil
4Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Departamento de Fitotecnia, Capao do Leao, Rio Grande do Sul. Brasil
Year:
Season: Jun
Volumen: 90
Number: 2
Pages: 1815-1822
Country: Brasil
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Experimental
English abstract The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of boron foliar application, branch girdling and plant growth regulators on the performance of pear trees cv. Garber. The experiment was arranged in a randomized block design with three replications. Treatments consisted of different boron rates (220, 440, 660 and 880 mL 100 L -1 ), branch girdling, and the plant growth regulators Promalin ® (benzyladenine + gibberellins AG 4+7 ) (560 mL 100 L -1 ) and Biozyme * TF (200 mL 100 L -1 ). The percentage of fruit set, stem length, fruit length, fruit diameter, flesh firmness, soluble solids and yield were assessed. The greatest fruit set was observed with Promalin ® in both years and also boron and Biozyme * TF in the second year. The use of Promalin ® increased peduncle length, fruit height but negatively affected soluble solids. Yield was also increased by this plant growth regulator and boron. Concluding, Promalin ® improves fruit set, yield, and fruit quality and boron positively influence yield
Disciplines: Agrociencias,
Química
Keyword: Fitotecnia,
Frutales,
Bioquímica,
Pyrus,
Fruiting,
Plant growth regulator,
Promalin,
Nutrición
Keyword: Crop husbandry,
Fruit trees,
Biochemistry,
Pyrus,
Fruiting,
Plant growth regulator,
Promalin,
Nutrition
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