Effects of gibberellic acid treatments on fruit thinning and fruit quality in Japanese plum (Prunus salicina Lindl.)

dc.contributor.authorErogul, Deniz
dc.contributor.authorSen, Fatih
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-27T22:27:14Z
dc.date.available2019-10-27T22:27:14Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.departmentEge Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractThe crop load of Japanese plums must be adjusted to ensure that the size of the harvested produce agrees with market requirements. The present study investigated the effects of gibberellic acid (GA(3)) treatment at different concentrations and during different cultivation periods after full bloom on the next year's fruit thinning and the current year's fruit quality. GA(3) was applied to plum trees at concentrations of 50 and 75 mg/L at 12 and 14 weeks after anthesis (WAA). GA(3) treatment at a concentration of 75 mg/L 14 WAA decreased harvest yield by 27.93%, whereas yields were similar to that of the control treatment under the remaining experimental conditions. The main impact was on fruit size: trees treated with GA(3) 14 WAA had significantly larger fruit than did trees under the other treatments. In consideration of the reduction to total yield, 50 mg/L is recommended for thinning purposes in Japanese plum. Fruit color, total soluble content concentration, and fruit firmness were increased after GA(3) application. The antioxidant activity of the untreated trees was higher than that of the GA(3) treated trees, whereas phenol content was determined to be similar. (C) 2015 Published by Elsevier B.V.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipEge University Scientific Research FundEge University [2010 ZRF 048]en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was supported by Ege University Scientific Research Fund (contract no: 2010 ZRF 048).en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.scienta.2015.02.019
dc.identifier.endpage142en_US
dc.identifier.issn0304-4238
dc.identifier.issn1879-1018
dc.identifier.issn0304-4238en_US
dc.identifier.issn1879-1018en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityN/Aen_US
dc.identifier.startpage137en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2015.02.019
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11454/50610
dc.identifier.volume186en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000353730200019en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevier Science Bven_US
dc.relation.ispartofScientia Horticulturaeen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectFruit qualityen_US
dc.subjectGibberellic aciden_US
dc.subjectPlumen_US
dc.subjectPrunus salicina Lindl.en_US
dc.subjectThinningen_US
dc.titleEffects of gibberellic acid treatments on fruit thinning and fruit quality in Japanese plum (Prunus salicina Lindl.)en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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