Vol. 3 (3) : May-June 2012 issue
Green Farming Vol. 3 (3) : 307-310 (May-June, 2012)
Influence of pruning regimes and fertilizer application on fruit size of apple cv ‘Red Delicious’
G.H. RATHER1*, F.A. BANDAY2, N.A. GANAI3, M.M. MIR4, M.U. REHMAN5 and I. UMAR6
Division of Pomology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar Campus, Srinagar - 191 121 (J & K)
Designation : 1,3,4,5,6Asstt. Professor *(drghassan71@gmail.com), 2Professor
Subject : Fruit Science and Pomology
Paper No. :
Total Pages : 4
Received : 21 September 2011
Revised accepted : 30 April 2012
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Citation :
G.H. RATHER, F.A. BANDAY, N.A. GANAI, M.M. MIR, M.U. REHMAN and I. UMAR. 2012. Influence of pruning regimes and fertilizer application on fruit size of apple cv ‘Red Delicious’. Green Farming Vol. 3 (3) : 307-310 ; May-June, 2012
ABSTRACT
Strong pruning significantly increased size, fruit weight and volume of apple fruits. Maximum fruit length (7.34 and 7.35 cm), fruit breadth (7.82 and 7.92 cm), fruit weight (196.71 and 206.02g) and fruit volume (208.57 and 305.06 cm3) was noticed in medium to strong pruning intensity in both the years of study. A direct relationship between nitrogen levels and size, weight and volume of fruit were observed during both the years of study. The highest fruit length (6.96 and 7.05 cm), breadth (7.28 and 7.23 cm), weight (172.06 and 176.00 g) and volume (215.29 and 230.33 cm3) were recorded with higher levels of nitrogen and fruit breadth (7.00 and 6.77 cm) and volume (216.18 and 220.10 cm3) were recorded with higher levels of potassium in 2004 and 2005, respectively. Fruits of 171.71g and 173.78 g were recorded in K2 and K3 potassium application in 2004 and 2005, respectively.
Key words :
Apple, fruit quality, fruit size, nitrogen, potassium, pruning.
