Table 2: Effect of Tergitol TMN-6 on Fruit Set, Yield, and Fruit Quality in 'Zee Lady' Peach in 2016.
Treatment |
Thinned fruit on ground ( %) |
Fruit set (Fruit no/100 flowers) |
Yield (kg/tree) |
Fruit russet (%) |
Avg. fruit weight (g) |
Fruit number (No/tree) |
Fruit color (1-5) z |
Fruit russet (%) |
Fruit russet (%) |
|
Un-treated Control |
81.00 a y |
43.58 a |
23.12 a |
2.14 a |
191.52 ab |
121 a |
3.38 a |
2.14 a |
|
|
50.3 b |
26.10 b |
30.36 a |
1.43 a |
19.86 a |
153 a |
3.50 a |
1.43 a |
|||
42.67 c |
16.25 c |
24.84 a |
0.01 a |
194.81 a |
128 a |
3.60 a |
0.01 a |
|||
48.33 bc |
26.00 b |
23.46 a |
0.00 a |
199.93 a |
117 a |
3.30 a |
0.01 a |
|||
52.80 b |
15.99 c |
23.46 a |
1.43 a |
186.80 b |
126 a |
3.65 a |
1.43 a |
zFruit color ranking: 1 = green, progressively to 5 = uniform red.
yMean separation within each column by LSD at 5% level.