Improving the yield of ‘Chok Anan’ (MA 224) mango with potassium nitrate foliar sprays
Unsynchronized flowering behavior and low fruit set are phenomenon that resulted in low production of mango fruit. The effects of a chemical inducing substance, potassium nitrate (KNO3), on enhancement of flowering on the mango clone ‘Chok Anan’ (MA 224) and, ultimately, the fruit production were st...
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Taylor & Francis
2014
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37992/1/Improving%20the%20yield%20of%20%E2%80%98Chok%20Anan%E2%80%99%20%28MA%20224%29%20mango%20with%20potassium%20nitrate%20foliar%20sprays.pdf http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37992/ http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15538362.2013.819182 |
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| Summary: | Unsynchronized flowering behavior and low fruit set are phenomenon that resulted in low production of mango fruit. The effects of a chemical inducing substance, potassium nitrate (KNO3), on enhancement of flowering on the mango clone ‘Chok Anan’ (MA 224) and, ultimately, the fruit production were studied. Initially, 12-month-old and 5-year-old mango trees were sprayed with 1%, 2%, and 5% KNO3. The 5-year-old mango trees showed earlier flowering and higher fruit set with 2% KNO3 followed by 5% and 1% KNO3. However, only 1% KNO3 initiated flowering on young mango trees. In conclusion, the flowering response to KNO3 depends on the age of tree. |
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