Indian Horticulture Journal
  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue: 1

Effect of Foliar Micronutrients Sprays on Fruit Quality of Low Chill Peach

  • Author:
  • V Yadav, P Yadav1, P N Singh
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 34 to 36

1Department of Agronomy, C. S. A. University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, U. S. Nagar, Uttarakhand, India

*E-mail: vikas.yadav15@yahoo.com

Online published on 8 April, 2015.

Abstract

A field study was designed to determine if foliar micronutrients (B, Zn and Fe) sprays could increase fruit quality of ‘Sharbati’ low-chill peach [Prunus persica (L.) Batsch]. The experiment was designed in randomized block design. Boric acid (0.1%), zinc sulphate (0.5%) and ferrous sulphate (0.5%) were used as a source of boron, zinc and iron, respectively. Treatments consisted of two application timings after petal fall stage and again at 15 days after the first spraying during both years. Ascorbic acid levels had a significant response to micronutrients foliar fertilization. There were no significant difference in fruit pH and pectin content.

Keywords

Prunus persica, Foliar spray, Micronutrients, Fruit quality, Low chill