Crop regulation in tropical and subtropical fruits.
Ranvir Singh
Author Affiliation: G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar 263 145, India.
Indian Journal of Horticulture 58 : 33-40
Abstract : The agronomic practices for regulating fruit crop growth (to enhance fruit production and quality) are briefly discussed: withholding of irrigation (guava and pomegranate), manual thinning of flowers and fruits (guava, pomegranate, and mango), pruning (guava, orange, mango, and fig), smudging (mango), application of growth regulators (guava, lemon, mandarin, orange, and mango), and cultural and chemical methods (guava and mandarin).