Open AccessUse of maleic hydrazide (MH) to induce branches in maiden fruit trees
Author(s) -
Leszek S. Jankiewicz,
Jerzy Kozyra
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
acta agrobotanica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.4
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 2300-357X
pISSN - 0065-0951
DOI - 10.5586/aa.1973.016
Subject(s) - pear , cultivar , hydrazide , horticulture , botany , biology , fruit tree , chemistry , organic chemistry
MH as a single spray in concentrations 700 -1500 mg/l was used in July to induce premature offshoots in nursery trees. The trees of pear, plum and of 3 apple cultivars showed little or no response to MH treatment Due to this treatment, however, the trees of 7 other apple cultivars formed 3-5 branches longer than 20 cm, possessing large crotch angles. The growth of the main axis was only temporarily inhibited by the MH treatment