Table 6: Effect of Tergitol TMN-6 on fruit set, yield, and fruit quality in nectarine at harvest, 2016.

Treat

Fruit Set

(Fruit no./100

flowers)

Yield

(kg/tree)

Avg.

Fruit weight

(g)

Color

(1-5) z

Russet

(%)

Un-treated Control

50.87by

43.71 a

136.06 c

2.50 c

9.87 c

Terg7.5 mL.L-1@80%Bl

14.40 b

29.17 b

156.67 ab

2.75 abc

20.83 b

Terg7.5 mL.L-1@40%&80%Bl

10.86 bc

28.47 b

149.04 ab

2.92 abc

21.49 b

Terg10 mL.L-1@80%Bl

9.82 bc

22.91 bc

145.98 bc

2.64 bc

22.99 b

Terg10 mL.L-1@40%&80%Bl

8.49 bc

16.65 c

159.05 a

3.00 ab

32.57 a

Terg10 mL.L-1@40%&80%Bl

8.49 bc

16.65 c

159.05 a

3.00 ab

32.57 a

Terg15 mL.L-1@100%Bl

5.39 c

21.53 bc

151.44 ab

3.16 a

24.61 ab

zFruit color ranking: 1= green, progressively to 5 = uniform red.
yMean separation within each column by LSD at 5% level.