Abstract
The study was aimed to assess the effect of different levels of paclobutrazol and summer pruning on fruit quality of apple cv. ‘Red Delicious’. The experiment was conducted at SKUAST-K, Shalimar (J&K) during 2012 and 2013 on apple trees of >15 years age, spaced at 5.49 × 5.49 m distance. The experiment was laid in a completely randomized block design with paclobutrazol spray tested at 3 concentrations (250, 500 and 750 ppm) and summer pruning at 2 timings (8 and 12 weeks after full bloom) and their combinations. Highest yield of 101.0 kg tree−1 was obtained in treatment 750 ppm paclobutrazol + 2 summer prunings in comparison to control. In addition, it significantly improved fruit size (53.15 cm), weight (188.19 g), volume (188.12 cm3), colour change (3.40 score), firmness (11.98 kg cm−2), organoleptic rating in terms of taste (3.14 score), texture (3.24 score), flavour (3.12 score) and total soluble solids (14.47°B) whereas acidity (0.23%) was reduced in comparison to control and other treatments during both the years.
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Claims 11
Claim · model-written summary
Yield was highest with 750 ppm paclobutrazol plus two summer prunings compared with control (101.0 kg tree−1).
- Taxon
- apple
Malus domesticae0 - Material
- Red Deliciouse0
- Treatment
- 750 ppm paclobutrazol + 2 summer pruningse1
- Outcome
- yielde1
- Direction
- Higheste1
- Value
- 101.0 kg tree−1e1
- Comparator
- controle1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“apple cv. ‘Red Delicious’”
e1“Highest yield of 101.0 kg tree−1 was obtained in treatment 750 ppm paclobutrazol + 2 summer prunings in comparison to control”
Claim · model-written summary
Fruit size was significantly improved by 750 ppm paclobutrazol plus two summer prunings compared with control (53.15 cm).
- Taxon
- appleMalus domesticae0
- Material
- Red Deliciouse0
- Treatment
- 750 ppm paclobutrazol + 2 summer pruningse2
- Outcome
- fruit sizee2
- Direction
- improvede2
- Value
- 53.15 cme2
- Comparator
- controle2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“apple cv. ‘Red Delicious’”
e2“treatment 750 ppm paclobutrazol + 2 summer prunings in comparison to control. In addition, it significantly improved fruit size (53.15 cm)”
Claim · model-written summary
Fruit weight was significantly improved by 750 ppm paclobutrazol plus two summer prunings compared with control (188.19 g).
- Taxon
- appleMalus domesticae0
- Material
- Red Deliciouse0
- Treatment
- 750 ppm paclobutrazol + 2 summer pruningse3
- Outcome
- weighte3
- Direction
- improvede3
- Value
- 188.19 ge3
- Comparator
- controle3
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“apple cv. ‘Red Delicious’”
e3“treatment 750 ppm paclobutrazol + 2 summer prunings in comparison to control. In addition, it significantly improved fruit size (53.15 cm), weight (188.19 g)”
Claim · model-written summary
Fruit volume was significantly improved by 750 ppm paclobutrazol plus two summer prunings compared with control (188.12 cm3).
- Taxon
- appleMalus domesticae0
- Material
- Red Deliciouse0
- Treatment
- 750 ppm paclobutrazol + 2 summer pruningse4
- Outcome
- volumee4
- Direction
- improvede4
- Value
- 188.12 cm3e4
- Comparator
- controle4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“apple cv. ‘Red Delicious’”
e4“treatment 750 ppm paclobutrazol + 2 summer prunings in comparison to control. In addition, it significantly improved fruit size (53.15 cm), weight (188.19 g), volume (188.12 cm3)”
Claim · model-written summary
Colour change was significantly improved by 750 ppm paclobutrazol plus two summer prunings compared with control (3.40 score).
- Taxon
- appleMalus domesticae0
- Material
- Red Deliciouse0
- Treatment
- 750 ppm paclobutrazol + 2 summer pruningse5
- Outcome
- colour changee5
- Direction
- improvede5
- Value
- 3.40 scoree5
- Comparator
- controle5
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“apple cv. ‘Red Delicious’”
e5“treatment 750 ppm paclobutrazol + 2 summer prunings in comparison to control. In addition, it significantly improved fruit size (53.15 cm), weight (188.19 g), volume (188.12 cm3), colour change (3.40 score)”
Claim · model-written summary
Firmness was significantly improved by 750 ppm paclobutrazol plus two summer prunings compared with control (11.98 kg cm−2).
- Taxon
- appleMalus domesticae0
- Material
- Red Deliciouse0
- Treatment
- 750 ppm paclobutrazol + 2 summer pruningse6
- Outcome
- firmnesse6
- Direction
- improvede6
- Value
- 11.98 kg cm−2e6
- Comparator
- controle6
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“apple cv. ‘Red Delicious’”
e6“treatment 750 ppm paclobutrazol + 2 summer prunings in comparison to control. In addition, it significantly improved fruit size (53.15 cm), weight (188.19 g), volume (188.12 cm3), colour change (3.40 score), firmness (11.98 kg cm−2)”
Claim · model-written summary
Organoleptic rating for taste was significantly improved by 750 ppm paclobutrazol plus two summer prunings compared with control (3.14 score).
- Taxon
- appleMalus domesticae0
- Material
- Red Deliciouse0
- Treatment
- 750 ppm paclobutrazol + 2 summer pruningse7
- Outcome
- organoleptic rating in terms of tastee7
- Direction
- improvede7
- Value
- 3.14 scoree7
- Comparator
- controle7
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“apple cv. ‘Red Delicious’”
e7“treatment 750 ppm paclobutrazol + 2 summer prunings in comparison to control. In addition, it significantly improved fruit size (53.15 cm), weight (188.19 g), volume (188.12 cm3), colour change (3.40 score), firmness (11.98 kg cm−2), organoleptic rating in terms of taste (3.14 score)”
Claim · model-written summary
Texture was significantly improved by 750 ppm paclobutrazol plus two summer prunings compared with control (3.24 score).
- Taxon
- appleMalus domesticae0
- Material
- Red Deliciouse0
- Treatment
- 750 ppm paclobutrazol + 2 summer pruningse2
- Outcome
- texturee2
- Direction
- improvede2
- Value
- 3.24 scoree2
- Comparator
- controle2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“apple cv. ‘Red Delicious’”
e2“treatment 750 ppm paclobutrazol + 2 summer prunings in comparison to control. In addition, it significantly improved fruit size (53.15 cm), weight (188.19 g), volume (188.12 cm3), colour change (3.40 score), firmness (11.98 kg cm−2), organoleptic rating in terms of taste (3.14 score), texture (3.24 score)”
Claim · model-written summary
Flavour was significantly improved by 750 ppm paclobutrazol plus two summer prunings compared with control (3.12 score).
- Taxon
- appleMalus domesticae0
- Material
- Red Deliciouse0
- Treatment
- 750 ppm paclobutrazol + 2 summer pruningse2
- Outcome
- flavoure2
- Direction
- improvede2
- Value
- 3.12 scoree2
- Comparator
- controle2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“apple cv. ‘Red Delicious’”
e2“treatment 750 ppm paclobutrazol + 2 summer prunings in comparison to control. In addition, it significantly improved fruit size (53.15 cm), weight (188.19 g), volume (188.12 cm3), colour change (3.40 score), firmness (11.98 kg cm−2), organoleptic rating in terms of taste (3.14 score), texture (3.24 score), flavour (3.12 score)”
Claim · model-written summary
Total soluble solids were significantly improved by 750 ppm paclobutrazol plus two summer prunings compared with control (14.47°B).
- Taxon
- appleMalus domesticae0
- Material
- Red Deliciouse0
- Treatment
- 750 ppm paclobutrazol + 2 summer pruningse2
- Outcome
- total soluble solidse2
- Direction
- improvede2
- Value
- 14.47°Be2
- Comparator
- controle2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“apple cv. ‘Red Delicious’”
e2“treatment 750 ppm paclobutrazol + 2 summer prunings in comparison to control. In addition, it significantly improved fruit size (53.15 cm), weight (188.19 g), volume (188.12 cm3), colour change (3.40 score), firmness (11.98 kg cm−2), organoleptic rating in terms of taste (3.14 score), texture (3.24 score), flavour (3.12 score) and total soluble solids (14.47°B)”
Claim · model-written summary
Acidity was reduced by 750 ppm paclobutrazol plus two summer prunings relative to control and other treatments (0.23%).
- Taxon
- appleMalus domesticae0
- Material
- Red Deliciouse0
- Treatment
- 750 ppm paclobutrazol + 2 summer pruningse1
- Outcome
- aciditye5
- Direction
- reducede5
- Value
- 0.23%e5
- Comparator
- control and other treatmentse5
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“apple cv. ‘Red Delicious’”
e1“Highest yield of 101.0 kg tree−1 was obtained in treatment 750 ppm paclobutrazol + 2 summer prunings in comparison to control”
e5“whereas acidity (0.23%) was reduced in comparison to control and other treatments”
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