Investigation of the effect of N-phenyl-phthalamic acid and nutrition on fruit quantity and quality of plum cv. Maragheh | ||
| به زراعی کشاورزی | ||
| Article 9, Volume 16, Issue 4, April 2015, Pages 887-896 PDF (700.84 K) | ||
| Document Type: Research Paper | ||
| DOI: 10.22059/jci.2015.53253 | ||
| Author | ||
| Abdollah Khadivi-Khub* | ||
| Assistant Professor, Department of Horticultural Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Arak University, Arak, Iran | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This investigation was carried out in a commercial orchard in Ashtian city, Markazi province. The effect of N-phenyl-phthalamic acid and nutrition on fruit quantity and quality of plum cv. Maragheh was studied with the aim of increasing yield. The N-phenyl-phthalamic treatments (concentrations, 0, 500 and 1000 mg/l) were performed at full bloom (80 % flowering) on 29 March. Also, nutrition was conducted on 18 May using perfect liquid fertilizer (Plant Green). As a result of this process, the yield amount was increased, when N-phenyl-phthalamic acid 500 and 1000 mg/l treatment were used without fertilization comparison to control. But fruit quality parameters (weight, length, and width) were decreased in comparison to control. However, treatments N-phenyl-phthalamic acid 500 and 1000 mg/l with fertilization not only increased fruit setting but also increased fruit quality characters (weight, length, and width). According to the present results, N-phenyl-phthalamic acid (500-1000 mg/l) along nutrition can be used for the improvement of fruit quantity and quality of plum. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Commercial orchard; growth regulators; pollination; quality; yield | ||
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