Department of Pomology and Fruit Technology, Dr Y. S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, 173230
The pattern of growth expressed by developing fruit of apricot cv. New Castle in respect of increase in length, diameter, weight and volume depicted double sigmoidal growth curve characteristics of most of stone fruits. The specific gravity of the young fruits, first showed an upward trend followed by a slight decline and thereafter, main-tamed more or less uniform trend, remaining slightly below unity. The pulp/stone ratio also tends to follow the growth pattern of the fruit.
