BIOINFOLET - A Quarterly Journal of Life Sciences

Web of Science
  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue: 2B

Effect of chemicals on yield and quality of guava (Psidium guajava L.) Cv. Sardar

  • Author:
  • P.B. Parkhe, S.S. Kulkarni, R.A. Durgude, D.S. Mali
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 491 to 493

Department of Horticulture, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri

Abstract

The chemicals viz CaCl2 (1%), Ca (NO3)2 (1%), ZnCl2 (0.2%), Borax (1%), Ca (NO3)2 (1%) + ZnCl2(0.2%), Ca (NO3)2 (1%) + NAA 100 ppm) and water were sprayed one month prior to harvesting. Application of these chemicals especially calcium salts was found to be effective in improving yield and quality of guava fruit.

Keywords

Pre-harvest spray, calcium salts, yield parameters, quality parameters