Abstract
An investigation was undertaken to find out the effect of micronutrients (Cu, Fe and Zn) on ber yield, fruit quality and storage-life at ambient conditions. Treatments consisted of various concentrations of micronutrients, i.e. Cu, Fe and Zn (0.1, 0.2, 0.3 and 0.4% each). All the treatments had marked influence on yield and quality of fruits. Maximum yield (94.5 kg/tree) was recorded with application of 0.4% ZnSO4, while minimum (62.25 kg/tree) was recorded with control. All the treatments increased fruit weight. Fruits stored at ambient conditions were fresher in respect of different parameters. Gradual loss in the fruit weight, volume and specific gravity were recorded in all the treatments with the advancement in the storage period. Micronutrient sprays were found effective in reducing the physical loss in weight compared to control. At the end of storage period, higher volume and specific gravity of fruits were observed in ZnSO4, followed by FeSO4 and CuSO4 treatments. The TSS and total sugars content continued to increase up to 6 days of storage period in all the treatments. The ascorbic acid content showed decreasing trend during storage in all the treatments.The reduction in ascorbic acid content was low due to CuSO4, FeSO4 and ZnSO4 (0.4%) treatments, whereas lowest ascorbic acid content was observed in control. Out of three micronutrients (Cu, Fe and Zn), ZnSO4 at 0.4% conspicuously enhanced yield and post-harvest quality of ber.
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Claims 9
Claim · model-written summary
All micronutrient treatments influenced fruit yield and quality.
- Taxon
- ber
Ziziphus mauritianat0 - Organ / stage
- fruitse0
- Outcome
- yield and quality of fruitse0
- Direction
- marked influencee0
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Verbatim
e0“All the treatments had marked influence on yield and quality of fruits”
t0“ber”
Claim · model-written summary
0.4% ZnSO4 gave a maximum yield of 94.5 kg/tree versus 62.25 kg/tree in control.
- Taxon
- berZiziphus mauritianat0
- Treatment
- 0.4% ZnSO4e0
- Outcome
- yielde0
- Direction
- Maximume0
- Value
- 94.5 kg/treee0
- Qualifier
- 62.25 kg/treee0
- Comparator
- controle0
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Verbatim
e0“Maximum yield (94.5 kg/tree) was recorded with application of 0.4% ZnSO4, while minimum (62.25 kg/tree) was recorded with control”
t0“ber”
Claim · model-written summary
All micronutrient treatments increased fruit weight.
- Taxon
- berZiziphus mauritianat0
- Organ / stage
- fruite0
- Treatment
- micronutrientst0
- Outcome
- fruit weighte0
- Direction
- increasede0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“All the treatments increased fruit weight”
t0“micronutrient sprays on fruit yield and quality during storage in ber”
Claim · model-written summary
Fruit weight, volume, and specific gravity gradually declined during storage in all treatments.
- Taxon
- berZiziphus mauritianat0
- Organ / stage
- fruite0
- Outcome
- fruit weight, volume and specific gravitye0
- Direction
- Gradual losse0
- Qualifier
- all the treatmentse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Gradual loss in the fruit weight, volume and specific gravity were recorded in all the treatments with the advancement in the storage period”
t0“ber”
Claim · model-written summary
Micronutrient sprays reduced physical weight loss versus control.
- Taxon
- berZiziphus mauritianat0
- Treatment
- Micronutrient sprayse0
- Outcome
- physical loss in weighte0
- Direction
- reducinge0
- Comparator
- controle0
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Verbatim
e0“Micronutrient sprays were found effective in reducing the physical loss in weight compared to control”
t0“ber”
Claim · model-written summary
ZnSO4 yielded the highest fruit volume and specific gravity, followed by FeSO4 and CuSO4.
- Taxon
- berZiziphus mauritianat0
- Organ / stage
- fruitse0
- Treatment
- ZnSO4e0
- Outcome
- volume and specific gravity of fruitse0
- Direction
- highere0
- Comparator
- FeSO4 and CuSO4 treatmentse0
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Verbatim
e0“higher volume and specific gravity of fruits were observed in ZnSO4, followed by FeSO4 and CuSO4 treatments”
t0“ber”
Claim · model-written summary
TSS and total sugars rose through six days of storage.
- Taxon
- berZiziphus mauritianat0
- Outcome
- TSS and total sugars contente0
- Direction
- increasee0
- Qualifier
- up to 6 days of storage periode0
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Verbatim
e0“The TSS and total sugars content continued to increase up to 6 days of storage period in all the treatments”
t0“ber”
Claim · model-written summary
Ascorbic acid content declined during storage in all treatments.
- Taxon
- berZiziphus mauritianat0
- Outcome
- ascorbic acid contente0
- Direction
- decreasinge0
- Qualifier
- during storage in all the treatmentse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The ascorbic acid content showed decreasing trend during storage in all the treatments”
t0“ber”
Claim · model-written summary
CuSO4, FeSO4, and 0.4% ZnSO4 reduced ascorbic acid loss; the control had the lowest content.
- Taxon
- berZiziphus mauritianat0
- Treatment
- CuSO4, FeSO4 and ZnSO4 (0.4%) treatmentse0
- Outcome
- reduction in ascorbic acid contente0
- Direction
- lowe0
- Comparator
- controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The reduction in ascorbic acid content was low due to CuSO4, FeSO4 and ZnSO4 (0.4%) treatments, whereas lowest ascorbic acid content was observed in control”
t0“ber”
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