Journal ID : AMA-27-09-2023-12617
[This article belongs to Volume - 54, Issue - 09]
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Title : Evaluation of different crop regulation methods on reproductive parameters of Guava (Psidium guajava L.) cv. G- 27

Abstract :

A crop regulation study was carried out on six- seven year old orchard of guava cv. G-27 during 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 to evaluate the effect of different crop regulation methods on reproductive characteristics. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design comprised of 16 treatments with 3 replication consisting of foliar spray of KI (0.5 %, 0.75 % and 1.0 %), NAA (400 ppm, 600 ppm and 800 ppm), Ethephon (600 ppm, 1200 ppm and 1800 ppm), bending of lateral branches with partial removal of old leaves (mid-April, mid-May and mid-June) and shoot pruning (up to 15 cm, up to 30 cm and up to 45 cm) with complete removal of old leaves and water spray as control. The result showed that all the treatment were significantly effective in summer deblossoming for avoiding rainy season crop and induce profuse flowering and fruiting during winter seasonin both the year as well as pooled data over to control. Among the treatments, foliar spray of NAA 800 ppm was recorded significantly maximum number of buds per plant (483.83), number of flowers per plant (431.36), fruit set (75.92 %), fruit retention (50. 94 %)and minimum bud drop (10.85 %) and flower drop (49.06 %), which was at par with bending of lateral branches with partial removal of old leaves in mid-June as compared to other treatments in pooled data. In case of minimum days taken to initiation of flower bud (39.67 days) was recorded significantly result under treatment of bending of lateral branches with partial removal of old leaves in mid-June followed by bending in mid May as compared to other treatments during pooled analysis.

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