Abstract
Litchi is a fruit widely cultivated in many countries in subtropical zone. High nutritional value, attractive colour and delicious taste make this fruit a popular choice. The treatments consisted of three factors, i.e., pruning time (29th June, 11th July, 23rd July and 04th August), pruning intensity (20 cm and 40 cm) and KNO3 sprays (2 % and 4 %) and were compared with control. The results of investigation indicated that early post-harvest pruning (up to 11th July) with 40 centimeter pruning intensity and 4% KNO3 sprays on the mature vegetative flushes improved growth, flowering, fruiting and yield of quality litchi fruits in the next season as compared to control. This treatment resulted in early sprouting as well as produced maximum number of shoots. Full bloom stage was earliest as well as harvesting was advanced in the treatment where 40 cm terminal shoot was removed on 29th June followed by 4% KNO3 spray on the new shoots. Therefore, judicious combination of pruning time, intensity and KNO3 spray could be effectively exploited for increasing quality of fruits and extending the harvesting period in litchi.
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Claim · model-written summary
Early post-harvest pruning (up to 11th July) with 40 cm pruning intensity and 4% KNO3 sprays improved growth and flowering of litchi in the next season compared with control.
- Treatment
- early post-harvest pruning (up to 11th July) with 40 centimeter pruning intensity and 4% KNO3 sprays on the mature vegetative flushese0
- Outcome
- growth, floweringe0
- Direction
- improvede0
- Comparator
- controle0
LitchiOrganisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“early post-harvest pruning (up to 11th July) with 40 centimeter pruning intensity and 4% KNO3 sprays on the mature vegetative flushes improved growth, flowering, fruiting and yield of quality litchi fruits in the next season as compared to control”
t0“litchi”
Claim · model-written summary
The same treatment improved fruiting and yield of quality litchi fruits in the next season compared with control.
- Treatment
- early post-harvest pruning (up to 11th July) with 40 centimeter pruning intensity and 4% KNO3 sprays on the mature vegetative flushese0
- Outcome
- fruiting and yielde0
- Direction
- improvede0
- Comparator
- controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“early post-harvest pruning (up to 11th July) with 40 centimeter pruning intensity and 4% KNO3 sprays on the mature vegetative flushes improved growth, flowering, fruiting and yield of quality litchi fruits in the next season as compared to control”
t0“litchi”
Claim · model-written summary
The best treatment (early pruning, 40 cm, 4% KNO3) resulted in early sprouting.
- Treatment
- early post-harvest pruning (up to 11th July) with 40 centimeter pruning intensity and 4% KNO3 sprays on the mature vegetative flushese1
- Outcome
- sproutinge0
- Direction
- earlye0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“This treatment resulted in early sprouting as well as produced maximum number of shoots”
e1“early post-harvest pruning (up to 11th July) with 40 centimeter pruning intensity and 4% KNO3 sprays on the mature vegetative flushes”
t0“litchi”
Claim · model-written summary
The best treatment (early pruning, 40 cm, 4% KNO3) resulted in maximum number of shoots.
- Treatment
- early post-harvest pruning (up to 11th July) with 40 centimeter pruning intensity and 4% KNO3 sprays on the mature vegetative flushese1
- Outcome
- number of shootse0
- Direction
- maximume0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“This treatment resulted in early sprouting as well as produced maximum number of shoots”
e1“early post-harvest pruning (up to 11th July) with 40 centimeter pruning intensity and 4% KNO3 sprays on the mature vegetative flushes”
t0“litchi”
Claim · model-written summary
Full bloom was earliest where the 40 cm terminal shoot was removed on 29th June followed by 4% KNO3 spray on new shoots.
- Treatment
- 40 cm terminal shoot was removed on 29th June followed by 4% KNO3 spray on the new shootse0
- Outcome
- Full bloom stagee0
- Direction
- earlieste0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Full bloom stage was earliest as well as harvesting was advanced in the treatment where 40 cm terminal shoot was removed on 29th June followed by 4% KNO3 spray on the new shoots”
t0“litchi”
Claim · model-written summary
Harvesting was advanced where the 40 cm terminal shoot was removed on 29th June followed by 4% KNO3 spray on new shoots.
- Treatment
- 40 cm terminal shoot was removed on 29th June followed by 4% KNO3 spray on the new shootse0
- Outcome
- harvestinge0
- Direction
- advancede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Full bloom stage was earliest as well as harvesting was advanced in the treatment where 40 cm terminal shoot was removed on 29th June followed by 4% KNO3 spray on the new shoots”
t0“litchi”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors conclude that a judicious combination of pruning time, intensity and KNO3 spray can increase fruit quality and extend the harvesting period in litchi.
- Treatment
- judicious combination of pruning time, intensity and KNO3 spraye0
- Outcome
- increasing quality of fruits and extending the harvesting periode0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“judicious combination of pruning time, intensity and KNO3 spray could be effectively exploited for increasing quality of fruits and extending the harvesting period in litchi”
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