Horticultural Studies (HortiS) 2001, Vol 18, Num, 2     (Pages: 50-55)

THE EFFECTS OF SOME TRAETMENTS ON YIELD AND QUALITY OF DWARF CAVENDISH BANANA CLONE

Hamide GÜBBÜK 1 ,Mustafa PEKMEZCİ 2

Viewed : 1187 - Downloaded : 573 In this research effects of male bud removal an urea applications after bunch emerged, on bunch weight and fruit quality were investigated in Dwarf Cavendish banana clone. Both applications were conducted after the bunch emerged and female bud on the fingers dried out. While in some applications only male bud was removed, in some applications 10, 15,20 g urea replaced into bags which were attached to last hand by giving 10 cm distance. The experimental results showed that removal of male bud and urea treatments increased bunch weight and fuit quality. There was no significiant differences among applications in terms of soluble solid content. The best result in terms of bunch weight and fruit quality was observed in 20 g urea application. Keywords :