Abstract
The investigation was conducted at the Research Farm of the Division of Fruit Science, SKUAST-Kashmir, Shalimar campus, during 2016 and 2017 to evaluate the effects of chemical thinning agents on vegetative growth, fruit set, yield, and fruit quality of the nectarine cultivar 'Silver King.' The chemicals tested, were Naphthalene Acetic Acid (NAA), Urea, and Ethephon and were applied after petal fall. The findings revealed that NAA (30 ppm) significantly enhanced vegetative parameters such as plant height, shoot elongation, and leaf area. Both NAA and ethephon effectively reduced fruit set and overall yield while improving fruit quality traits, including fruit size, weight, and coloration. Additionally, ethephon (150 ppm) accelerated fruit maturation by 7–8 days. These results indicate that chemical thinning, particularly with NAA and ethephon, holds potential for optimizing fruit quality and marketability in the 'Silver King' nectarine cultivar.
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Claims 7
Claim · model-written summary
NAA (30 ppm) significantly enhanced vegetative parameters (plant height, shoot elongation, leaf area) in nectarine.
- Taxon
- nectarine
Prunus persica var. nucipersicae1 - Material
- Silver Kinge1
- Treatment
- NAA (30 ppm)e2
- Outcome
- plant height, shoot elongation, and leaf areae2
- Direction
- enhancede2
- Setting
- Research Farm of the Division of Fruit Science, SKUAST-Kashmir, Shalimar campuse0
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Verbatim
e0“The investigation was conducted at the Research Farm of the Division of Fruit Science, SKUAST-Kashmir, Shalimar campus, during 2016 and 2017”
e1“nectarine cultivar 'Silver King.'”
e2“NAA (30 ppm) significantly enhanced vegetative parameters such as plant height, shoot elongation, and leaf area”
Claim · model-written summary
NAA reduced fruit set and overall yield in nectarine.
- Taxon
- nectarinePrunus persica var. nucipersicae1
- Treatment
- NAAe3
- Outcome
- fruit set and overall yielde3
- Direction
- reducede3
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Verbatim
e1“nectarine cultivar 'Silver King.'”
e3“Both NAA and ethephon effectively reduced fruit set and overall yield while improving fruit quality traits, including fruit size, weight, and coloration”
Claim · model-written summary
Ethephon reduced fruit set and overall yield in nectarine.
- Taxon
- nectarinePrunus persica var. nucipersicae1
- Treatment
- ethephone3
- Outcome
- fruit set and overall yielde3
- Direction
- reducede3
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“nectarine cultivar 'Silver King.'”
e3“Both NAA and ethephon effectively reduced fruit set and overall yield while improving fruit quality traits, including fruit size, weight, and coloration”
Claim · model-written summary
NAA improved fruit quality traits (fruit size, weight, coloration) in nectarine.
- Taxon
- nectarinePrunus persica var. nucipersicae1
- Treatment
- NAAe3
- Outcome
- fruit quality traits, including fruit size, weight, and coloratione3
- Direction
- improvinge3
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“nectarine cultivar 'Silver King.'”
e3“Both NAA and ethephon effectively reduced fruit set and overall yield while improving fruit quality traits, including fruit size, weight, and coloration”
Claim · model-written summary
Ethephon improved fruit quality traits (fruit size, weight, coloration) in nectarine.
- Taxon
- nectarinePrunus persica var. nucipersicae1
- Treatment
- ethephone3
- Outcome
- fruit quality traits, including fruit size, weight, and coloratione3
- Direction
- improvinge3
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“nectarine cultivar 'Silver King.'”
e3“Both NAA and ethephon effectively reduced fruit set and overall yield while improving fruit quality traits, including fruit size, weight, and coloration”
Claim · model-written summary
Ethephon (150 ppm) accelerated fruit maturation in nectarine by 7-8 days.
- Taxon
- nectarinePrunus persica var. nucipersicae1
- Treatment
- ethephon (150 ppm)e4
- Outcome
- fruit maturatione4
- Direction
- acceleratede4
- Value
- 7–8 dayse4
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“nectarine cultivar 'Silver King.'”
e4“Additionally, ethephon (150 ppm) accelerated fruit maturation by 7–8 days”
Claim · model-written summary
Chemical thinning, particularly with NAA and ethephon, holds potential for optimizing fruit quality and marketability in nectarine.
- Taxon
- nectarinePrunus persica var. nucipersicae1
- Outcome
- optimizing fruit quality and marketabilitye5
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“nectarine cultivar 'Silver King.'”
e5“chemical thinning, particularly with NAA and ethephon, holds potential for optimizing fruit quality and marketability”
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