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Influence of pre-harvest application of calcium and micro-nutrients on growth, yield, quality and shelf-life of strawberry cv Chandler

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Title Influence of pre-harvest application of calcium and micro-nutrients on growth, yield, quality and shelf-life of strawberry cv Chandler
 
Creator BAKSHI, PARSHANT
JASROTIA, AMIT
WALI, V K
SHARMA, AKASH
BAKSHI, MANISH
 
Subject Calcium, Growth, Iron, Quality, Shelf-life, Strawberry, Yield, Zinc
 
Description Studies were carried out in Chandler cultivar of strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duch.) to assess whether preharvest foliar application of calcium (Ca),iron (Fe) and zinc(Zn) influences vegetative growth,flowering, fruit yield and quality during 2010 and 2011. Treatments consisted of CaCl2 (0.2%, 0.4% and 0.6%),FeSO4(0.2%,0.4% and 0.6%),ZnSO4 (0.2%, 0.4% and 0.6%), while the plants sprayed with water served as the control. Results indicated that plants treated with 0.6% FeSO4 showed maximum plant height (20.34 cm), plant spread (31.02 cm), number of leaves/plant (19.63), leaf area (64.74 cm2), number of flowers/plant (27.65), number of fruits/plant (21.02), yield/ha (24.32 tonnes) and per cent berry set (75.82). However, the plants treated with 0.6% ZnSO4 showed highest fruit weight (12.00 g), fruit length (3.68 cm), fruit diameter (2.62 cm), fruit volume (15.74 cc), TSS (8.31 0B), ascorbic acid (60.88 mg/100g pulp), TSS:acid ratio (11.70) and lowest acidity (0.716 %). Highest shelf-life of fruits (2.50 days) and maximum crude protein (10.79 %) were recorded in 0.6 % CaCl2 treated plants. Studies indicated that pre-harvest foliar application of calcium, iron and zinc are quiet useful for improving vegetative growth, quality and shelf-life of strawberry cv. Chandler and getting higher marketable value in subtropical region.
 
Publisher The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences
 
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Date 2013-08-08
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Peer-reviewed Article
 
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Identifier http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/31986
 
Source The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences; Vol 83, No 8 (2013)
0019-5022
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/31986/14334
 
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