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Yield and quality of grape (Vitis vinifera) cv.Muscat as affected by boron application

Volume : 89
Issue: Jul-sep
Pages: 386 - 389
Published: June 18, 2023
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Abstract


A field experiment was conducted with grapes cv.Muscat at Mathampatti, Coimbatore during summer and winter seasons of the year 2000-2001 to find out the effect of sources, levels and methods of B application on the yield and quality of grapes. The results revealed that combined application of 2.0 kg B plus 0.2 per cent foliar spray registered a maximum yield of 24.6 1 ha in winter and 26.15 t ha in summer season. the B:C ratio was higher in agribor (3.54) while in borax and boric acid it was 3.37. The treatment 2.0. kg B+0.2 per cent spray helped to increase the brix and total sugar value of the berries and at the same time reducing the acidity.

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386 - 389
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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Madras Agricultural Students' Union in Madras Agricultural Journal (MAJ). This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited by the user.

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Grapes Agribor Borax Yield Quality
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