Claim · model-written summary
LBU treatments reduced fruit weight relative to control.
Citrus sinensisVerbatim
e0“Significant decrease in fruit weight, fruit diameter, and number of aborted seeds/fruit was recorded in all the treatments as compared to the highest values in control, followed by the treatments applied on 15 th of December, October and November, 2004 respectively.”
t0“SWEET ORANGES”
Title
EARLY WINTER SPRAY OF LOW BIURET UREA IMPROVES MARKETABLE YIELD AND FRUIT QUALITY OF SWEET ORANGES
Basharat Ali Saleem; Aman Ullah Malik; Mehdi Maqbool; et al. UWA Profiles and Research Repository (UWA) 2008
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- Intervention effect November LBU spray increased total yield by 102% versus control.
- Intervention effect November LBU spray increased grade-I fruit yield by 75% versus control.
- Intervention effect November treatment increased pulp colour score by 40%.
- Intervention effect November treatment increased TSS by 33%.
- Intervention effect November treatment increased vitamin C by 10%.
- Intervention effect November treatment increased TSS/TA by 19%.
- Intervention effect November treatment increased sugars by 44%.
- Intervention effect November treatment increased taste score by 37%.
- Intervention effect LBU treatments reduced fruit diameter relative to control.
- Intervention effect LBU treatments reduced the number of aborted seeds per fruit relative to control.
- Observation November treated plants had the highest treated fruit weight at 108.3g.
- Observation November treated plants had the highest treated fruit diameter at 56.9mm.
- Intervention effect LBU treatments did not change juice contents, peel weight or acidity.
- Recommendation The authors favor 2% LBU spray on 15 November for marketable yield and quality.