Abstract
An experiment was conducted at Regional Horticultural Research Station, ASPEE College of Horticulture and Forestry, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, during two continuous years 2017-18 and 2018-19 to examine the effect of different silicon and boron sources on fruit quality and shelf life of mango cv. Sonpari under South Gujarat conditions. The experiment was laid out in a Completely Randomized Design with factorial concept having ten treatment combinations comprising five levels of silicon and two levels of boron. The first foliar spray was given at full bloom stage and second at pea stage of mango fruits. Result from the study is revealed that use of foliar spray of potassium silicate @ 1.5% (S3) improved fruit quality of mango with respect to higher value of total soluble solids (21.62 ºBrix), reducing sugars (5.70%), non-reducing sugars (9.99%), total sugars (15.69%) and maximum shelf life of fruits (17.33 days) with minimum acidity content (0.146%) in pooled analysis. Likewise, foliar spray of boric acid @ 1.2g L-1 (B2) also gave significantly higher TSS, reducing sugars, non-reducing sugars, total sugars, ascorbic acid, total carotenoid content and enhancing shelf life with minimum acidity content of mango fruits cv. Sonpari. Combined spray of potassium silicate @ 1.5% + boric acid @ 1.2g L-1 (S3B2) improved reducing sugars and total sugars with minimum acidity content of fruits.
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Claims 6
Claim · model-written summary
Potassium silicate spray raised total soluble solids to 21.62 ºBrix.
- Taxon
- mango
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Mangifera indicat0 - Material
- Sonparit0
- Treatment
- potassium silicate @ 1.5%e0
- Outcome
- total soluble solidse0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 21.62 ºBrixe0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
e0“foliar spray of potassium silicate @ 1.5% (S3) improved fruit quality of mango with respect to higher value of total soluble solids (21.62 ºBrix)”
t0“mango (Mangifera indica L.) cv. Sonpari”
Claim · model-written summary
Potassium silicate spray raised reducing sugars to 5.70%.
- Taxon
- mangoMangifera indicat0
- Material
- Sonparit0
- Treatment
- potassium silicate @ 1.5%e1
- Outcome
- reducing sugarse0
- Direction
- highere1
- Value
- 5.70%e0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“reducing sugars (5.70%)”
t0“mango (Mangifera indica L.) cv. Sonpari”
e1“foliar spray of potassium silicate @ 1.5% (S3) improved fruit quality of mango with respect to higher value of total soluble solids (21.62 ºBrix)”
Claim · model-written summary
Potassium silicate spray raised non-reducing sugars to 9.99%.
- Taxon
- mangoMangifera indicat0
- Material
- Sonparit0
- Treatment
- potassium silicate @ 1.5%e1
- Outcome
- non-reducing sugarse0
- Direction
- highere1
- Value
- 9.99%e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“non-reducing sugars (9.99%)”
t0“mango (Mangifera indica L.) cv. Sonpari”
e1“foliar spray of potassium silicate @ 1.5% (S3) improved fruit quality of mango with respect to higher value of total soluble solids (21.62 ºBrix)”
Claim · model-written summary
Potassium silicate spray raised total sugars to 15.69%.
- Taxon
- mangoMangifera indicat0
- Material
- Sonparit0
- Treatment
- potassium silicate @ 1.5%e1
- Outcome
- total sugarse0
- Direction
- highere1
- Value
- 15.69%e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“total sugars (15.69%)”
t0“mango (Mangifera indica L.) cv. Sonpari”
e1“foliar spray of potassium silicate @ 1.5% (S3) improved fruit quality of mango with respect to higher value of total soluble solids (21.62 ºBrix)”
Claim · model-written summary
Potassium silicate spray maximized shelf life at 17.33 days.
- Taxon
- mangoMangifera indicat0
- Material
- Sonparit0
- Treatment
- potassium silicate @ 1.5%e1
- Outcome
- shelf life of fruitse0
- Direction
- maximume0
- Value
- 17.33 dayse0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“maximum shelf life of fruits (17.33 days)”
t0“mango (Mangifera indica L.) cv. Sonpari”
e1“foliar spray of potassium silicate @ 1.5% (S3) improved fruit quality of mango with respect to higher value of total soluble solids (21.62 ºBrix)”
Claim · model-written summary
Potassium silicate spray minimized acidity at 0.146%.
- Taxon
- mangoMangifera indicat0
- Material
- Sonparit0
- Treatment
- potassium silicate @ 1.5%e1
- Outcome
- acidity contente0
- Direction
- minimume0
- Value
- 0.146%e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“minimum acidity content (0.146%)”
t0“mango (Mangifera indica L.) cv. Sonpari”
e1“foliar spray of potassium silicate @ 1.5% (S3) improved fruit quality of mango with respect to higher value of total soluble solids (21.62 ºBrix)”
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