International Journal of Plant Animal and Environmental Sciences · 2012 · 17 citations · 0 references
AgricultureAgronomyPlant SciencesFruit SciencePomologyPostharvest PhysiologyFruit GrowthFruit PhysiologyFruit Quality EvaluationFruit Growth RateFruit Size AssessmentFruit Size DevelopmentFruit Size EnhancementFruit Size IncreaseFruit YieldSprayWater Spray Control
An investigation was carried out during 2008-09 to study beneficial effects of plant growth regulators on fruit characters and yield in pomegranate cv. Ganesh. Nine treatments with three growth regulators, viz., NAA at 20, 30 and 40 ppm; 2,4-D at 20, 30 and 40 ppm, GA3 at 25, 50 and 75 ppm and control (water spray) were sprayed three times starting at full bloom and, subsequently, at 45 and 90 days after fruit set. Results revealed that application of 2,4-D at 40 ppm gave significantly high fruit size in length, breadth and volume and higher fruit weight (262.23g), higher aril percent, maximum number of fruits (64.00) which resulted in highest fruit yield of 16.78 kg/plant, as against 7.41 kg in the control.