Vol. 11, Issue 6 (2022)

Author(s):
ZA Bhat, TR Rather, Kounser Javeed, GH Rather, Sheikh Khursheed, HU Itoo, Shemoo Nisar, Shahzad Ahmad Bhat and Qudsiya Ayaz

Abstract:
A field investigation was conducted at AARC - Shopian, to study about the effect of exogenous application of herbal formulation named Femi grow on fruit set, yield and quality of Apple (cv. Red Delicious) under temperate conditions of Kashmir. Among the distinctive treatments greatest number of flowers were recorded with T3 (73.89) and T2 (73.17) treatments. Most extreme fruit set of 33.56% was recorded with treatment T2 which was taken after by treatment T3 (31.60%). Most extreme fruit retention rate (80.21%) was gotten in T2. The most noteworthy fruit weight of 150.87 g and fruit yield of 74.37 kg/tree was recorded with treatment T3. The maximum fruit length of 68.27 mm and fruit breadth of 67.71 mm was recorded with T3. Maximum fruit firmness was too recorded in T3 (13.62lbs). The information uncovered that greatest TSS of 14.79 ⁰B and 14.43⁰B were gotten with lower concentration of chemical. No phototoxic side effects were recorded amid the course of examination on fruit or plant. No significant differences were observed among the treatments with respect to colour. However, maximum fruit colour was observed with lower concentration of chemical.