About Lesson
Fruit drop
a) Types:
- Pin head drop
- Post setting drop
- May drop
Causes
- No pollination
- Low stigmatic receptivity
- Defective flower
- Competition among developing fruits
- Deficiency of hormones
- High level of inhibitors
- Disease and pest
- Climatic condition
Control
- Regular irrigation
- Use of cultural practices for climatic condition
- Control of disease and pest
- PGR like NAA, 2,4 D at pre monsoon.
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