EFFECT OF SOME GROWTH REGULATORS ON THE STORABILITY OF GRAPES

I. Al-Anbaki, M.; K. Al-Jebori, M.; M. Jameel, S.

	EFFECT OF SOME GROWTH REGULATORS ON THE STORABILITY OF GRAPES
The Iraqi Journal of Agricultural Science
Article 1, Volume 36, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 51-56
Authors
M. I. Al-Anbaki; M. K. Al-Jebori; S. M. Jameel
Abstract
An experiment was conducted at the Cold Storage Unit, Horticulture Department, Agriculture College , Baghdad University during 1998-1999/1999-2000 . Clusters of both Halwani and Ibrahimi cvs were sprayed two weeks before picking with each of GA3, NAA , BA at rates of (25 ,150 , 200) mg/L, respectively . Clusters were fumigated with S02 (1%) and stored in a perforated polyethylene bags on 0 + 1 C for two months in the first season and for three months in the second season. Results showed that the weight loss was significantly increased to 3,41 % in Halawni cv. but it decreased to 1.50% in Ibrahimi cv. after 90 days of storage in the second season. All growth regulators significantly decreased weight loss , berries dropping and decay as compared with control treatment in which these properties were significantly increased to 3.75 ,1.48 and 11.83% , respectively at the end of storage period . However , results also indicated that these growth regulators significantly improved the taste of grape berries.

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