Induction of off-season flowering in custard apple (Annona squamosa L.) cv. Balanagar
| dc.creator | G.M. Vinay | |
| dc.creator | R. Chithiraichelvan | |
| dc.date | 2015 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T03:44:38Z | |
| dc.description | Pruning and defoliation are essential operations for inducing off-season flowering and fruiting to yield betterquality and quantity of fruits in custard apple. Trees were subjected to two levels of pruning (25% and 50%) combinedwith use of chemical defoliants (urea 5%, Ethrel 2000ppm, potassium iodide 1%, or ortho-phosphoric acid 1%)besides the Control, with each treatment replicated thrice. Early initiation of flowering and better vegetative growthwas seen in pruned (25%) and defoliated trees than in the Control or other treatments. Maximum off-season yield(10.33kg/ plant) was obtained in T4 (25% pruning, combined with 5% urea spray as defoliant) and T6 (25% pruning,combined with 1% potassium iodide-spray as defoliant). Findings of this investigation helped standardize pruningand defoliation practices on a scientific basis for off-season production of custard apple fruits. | |
| dc.format | application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier | 0973-354X | |
| dc.identifier | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=577061451005 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/442048 | |
| dc.language | en | |
| dc.publisher | Society for Promotion of Horticulture | |
| dc.relation | http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=5770 | |
| dc.rights | Journal of Horticultural Sciences | |
| dc.source | Journal of Horticultural Sciences (India) Num.1 Vol.10 | |
| dc.subject | Agrociencias | |
| dc.title | Induction of off-season flowering in custard apple (Annona squamosa L.) cv. Balanagar | |
| dc.type | artículo científico |