Effect of Ethrel® on Flowering, Sex-Expression and Yield in Cashew

A field trial was conducted at Regional Fruit Research Station, Vengurle, Dist. Sindhudurg, (Maharashtra) to assess the efficacy of Ethrel® in relation to flowering behavior and yield enhancement in cashew on seven year old Cashew trees of Vengurle -7 variety during 2008-09. Three sprays of Ethrel®...

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Autores principales: M S Gawankar, R D Sawale, S N Pawar, S A Chavan
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Publicado: Society for Promotion of Horticulture - Indian Institute of Horticultural Research 2010
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:70be691ccb4a42d49ee179db157704c92021-12-02T12:52:11ZEffect of Ethrel® on Flowering, Sex-Expression and Yield in Cashew0973-354X2582-4899https://doaj.org/article/70be691ccb4a42d49ee179db157704c92010-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://jhs.iihr.res.in/index.php/jhs/article/view/503https://doaj.org/toc/0973-354Xhttps://doaj.org/toc/2582-4899A field trial was conducted at Regional Fruit Research Station, Vengurle, Dist. Sindhudurg, (Maharashtra) to assess the efficacy of Ethrel® in relation to flowering behavior and yield enhancement in cashew on seven year old Cashew trees of Vengurle -7 variety during 2008-09. Three sprays of Ethrel® @ 100 ppm, 200 ppm and 400 ppm along with water spray were given before flushing, after flushing and during fruit-set. Control consisted of no. spray. Among treatments, Ethrel® @ 100 ppm significantly increased number of flowering panicles m-2 (12.0), number of perfect flowers per panicle (52.8), fruit-set m-2 (28.8), number of nuts per panicle (2.9) and yield tree-1 ( 1.51 kg tree-1) than control and water spray. Thus, lower concentration of Ethrel® had a beneficial effect on cashew.M S GawankarR D SawaleS N PawarS A ChavanSociety for Promotion of Horticulture - Indian Institute of Horticultural ResearcharticlePlant cultureSB1-1110ENJournal of Horticultural Sciences, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 68-70 (2010)
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M S Gawankar
R D Sawale
S N Pawar
S A Chavan
Effect of Ethrel® on Flowering, Sex-Expression and Yield in Cashew
description A field trial was conducted at Regional Fruit Research Station, Vengurle, Dist. Sindhudurg, (Maharashtra) to assess the efficacy of Ethrel® in relation to flowering behavior and yield enhancement in cashew on seven year old Cashew trees of Vengurle -7 variety during 2008-09. Three sprays of Ethrel® @ 100 ppm, 200 ppm and 400 ppm along with water spray were given before flushing, after flushing and during fruit-set. Control consisted of no. spray. Among treatments, Ethrel® @ 100 ppm significantly increased number of flowering panicles m-2 (12.0), number of perfect flowers per panicle (52.8), fruit-set m-2 (28.8), number of nuts per panicle (2.9) and yield tree-1 ( 1.51 kg tree-1) than control and water spray. Thus, lower concentration of Ethrel® had a beneficial effect on cashew.
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author M S Gawankar
R D Sawale
S N Pawar
S A Chavan
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R D Sawale
S N Pawar
S A Chavan
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title Effect of Ethrel® on Flowering, Sex-Expression and Yield in Cashew
title_short Effect of Ethrel® on Flowering, Sex-Expression and Yield in Cashew
title_full Effect of Ethrel® on Flowering, Sex-Expression and Yield in Cashew
title_fullStr Effect of Ethrel® on Flowering, Sex-Expression and Yield in Cashew
title_full_unstemmed Effect of Ethrel® on Flowering, Sex-Expression and Yield in Cashew
title_sort effect of ethrel® on flowering, sex-expression and yield in cashew
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publishDate 2010
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