Effect of pollination methods on fruit set and physical characteristics of litchi fruits
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An experiment was conducted in tarai region of Uttarakhand, to study the effect of different parent combinations in four commercial litchi cultivars (‘Rose Scented’, ‘Calcuttia’, ‘Early Seedless’ and ‘Late Seedless’) as a result of self, cross and open-pollination methods during two successive years (2013 & 2014). The twoyear pooled data indicated the initial fruit set (%) was significantly lower in all cross pollination methods, i.e., 38.55% (Early Seedless × Calcuttia) compared to self-pollination method, i.e., 72.78% in Rose Scented × Rose Scented. However, final fruit retention was significantly higher in all cross-pollinated flowers, i.e., 24.68% (Rose Scented × Early Seedless) compared to self-pollinated flowers, i.e., 8.65% (Early Seedless × Early Seedless). Fruit weight (24.33 g) in Late Seedless × Early Seedless, Fruit length (3.66 cm) in Late Seedless × Early Seedless, peel weight (5.19 g) in Early Seedless × Late Seedless, aril weight (18.66 g) in Late Seedless × Early Seedless and seed weight (3.81 g) in Calcuttia × Rose Scented were significantly increased in cross-pollination methods. However, the maximum fruit width (3.00 cm) was recorded in open-pollinated Late Seedless. Overall, increased fruit retention and fruit physical characteristics under the cross pollination suggests that the inclusion of crosspollinators in litchi orchards may have beneficial effects on production.
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