Effect of fruit load on yield and quality of peach (Prunus persica) in mid hills of Sikkim Himalaya

ASHOK KUMAR; R K AVASTHE; BRIJESH PANDEY; BONIFACE LEPCHA; H RAHMAN

doi:10.56093/ijas.v82i3.15976

Authors

ASHOK KUMAR ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Sikkim Centre, Tadong, Gangtok 737 102
R K AVASTHE ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Sikkim Centre, Tadong, Gangtok 737 102
BRIJESH PANDEY ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Sikkim Centre, Tadong, Gangtok 737 102
BONIFACE LEPCHA ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Sikkim Centre, Tadong, Gangtok 737 102
H RAHMAN ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Sikkim Centre, Tadong, Gangtok 737 102

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijas.v82i3.15976

Keywords:

Fruit load, Peach, Shan-e-Punjab, Thinning

Abstract

Manual fruit thinning had a significant influence on both yield and fruit quality. Retaining 75 fruits/plant produced better shaped fruits, good yield and without severe fall in the quality could be recommended for two years old plants of peach var. Shan-e-Punjab in the mid hills of Sikkim Himalayas. The fruit yield increased with increase in the number of fruits retained/tree with concurrent decrease in fruit quality.

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