Hamed Doulati Baneh; Hekmat Jafari; Rasul Jalili Marandi; Rahim Abdolahi
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Introduction: The basic characteristic of modern table grape production is its adaptation to the requirements of the market aiming to improve grape quality, such as equal cluster size, equal size and shape of the berry, and equal coloration of all the berries in the cluster. Furthermore, an important ...
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Introduction: The basic characteristic of modern table grape production is its adaptation to the requirements of the market aiming to improve grape quality, such as equal cluster size, equal size and shape of the berry, and equal coloration of all the berries in the cluster. Furthermore, an important attribute of the grape berry quality is seedlessness. Seedless cultivars are characterized with small berries, which can be increased by using some management techniques. Plant hormones may play an important role in the growth and development of grape berries. Gibberellic acid (GA3) is known to stimulate development of parthenocarpic fruit in grapes and other fruits. The exogenous pre-bloom application of GA3 to grapevine is commonly used to induce seedlessness, accelerate early ripening, and enhance berry size in seedless cultivars. Although there are a large number of studies on seedless grape varieties, no previous research has been performed on the effect of GA3 on the seeded grape cultivars. Differences in the types of berry set affect the growth of berries and their size. It is well known that there is an important relationship between seed development and berry growth, which has been attributed to hormones such as auxins, gibberellins and cytokinins.
Materials and Methods: To study the effects of 100 mg/L pre-bloom (7 and 14 days before blooming) GA3 application on the induction of seedlessness and some berry and cluster characteristics of three seeded Iranian cultivars, Qzl ouzum, Rish babab Qermez and Khalili Qermez, this research was conducted as a factorial experiment based on Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with five replications. The vines of each cultivar were selected in the vineyard of Horticultural Research Center in West Azarbaijan Agriculture and Natural Resources Research Center, Urmia, Iran. The vines were 13 years old and bi-lateral cordon system had been used as their training system. Pollen germination test was performed at the time of flowering, and several qualitative and quantitative traits including fruit set percentage, cluster length, rachis fresh weight, number of shot berries, number of seedless berries in clusters, the average weight of seedless berries, length of pedicle, berry weight, total soluble solids (TSS) and pH were measured.
Results and Discussion: The results of the study showed that GA3 at 100 mg/L showed significant difference from control regarding pollen germination rate, fruit set percentage, length of cluster and rachis, number of shot berries, weight and number of seedless berries, length of pedicle, weight of berry and TSS. Pollen germination was reduced in those cultivars treated with GA3 but the responses of cultivars were different. Gibberellin caused an increase in cluster length, but the rate of increase in Rish baba and Qzl ouzum was greater than Khalili. In terms of inducing seedlessness in berries, GA3 caused greater effect in Qzl ouzum than Rish baba and Khalili Qermez. The greatest seedless berries weight obtained with the treatment of GA3 spray 7 days before blooming in Qzl ouzum, although the number of seedless berries in this cultivar was fewer than other cultivars. The difference in berry number per cluster between clusters receiving GA3 pre- vs. post-anthesis appeared to consist largely of seedless berries. Perhaps, GA3 stimulated non-fertilized or otherwise nonviable fruits to be retained. The longest pedicle observed in Qzl ouzum treated with 100 mg/lit GA3 14 days before blooming, while Khalili Qermez had the shortest pedicle. In all the cultivars, treatment with GA3 caused an increase in the average length of pedicle. The content of total soluble solids (TSS) in fruits treated with GA3 was higher than control. Gibberellic acid promotes cell division, stimulates earlier flowering, increases the size and yield of fruits, and induces seedlessness in seedless cultivars. The effect of GA3 depends on variety, concentration and time of application.
Conclusion: In conclusion, application of GA3 at 100 mg/lit increased fruit set and seedless berries. The increased number of seedless berries was also noticed when GA3 applied at 100 mg/L. In general, GA3 application before flowering in Qzl ouzum, Rish babab Qermez and Khalili Qermez cultivars produced shot berries and seeded berries, and repeated GA3 application after fruit set can resulted in seedless berries with an acceptable size. More research is needed to establish guidelines for the proper use of GA3 for production of seedless berries from the studied seeded cultivars.
Vahid Akbari; Rasul Jalili Marandi
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The water deficiency is one of the serious problems in the arid zones. In order to investigate the effect of Cycocel on different growth aspects of two olive cultivars (Mary and Mission), a greenhouse experiment was conducted using three factors of: cycocel at three levels (0, 500 and 1000 mg L-1), irrigation ...
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The water deficiency is one of the serious problems in the arid zones. In order to investigate the effect of Cycocel on different growth aspects of two olive cultivars (Mary and Mission), a greenhouse experiment was conducted using three factors of: cycocel at three levels (0, 500 and 1000 mg L-1), irrigation of three levels (irrigated at 5, 10 and 15 days intervals) and tow olive cultivars (Mary and Mission) in a factorial experiment based on randomized complete block design of three replicates for the lasted four months. The results showed that both cycocel treatments decreased plant height, increased root length and number of lateral shoots; but no significant difference in stem diameter, leaf numbers, total lengths of lateral shoots, fresh weight of stem and root, chlorophyll b and carotenoid content was observed compared with control. High cycocel level (1000mgL-1) increased fresh weight of leaf and chlorophyll a content than the control. Also, results showed that increased periods of drought have reduced the plant height, stem diameter, leaf numbers, number of lateral shoots and total lengths of lateral shoots, root length, fresh weight of leaf, stem and root, increased chlorophyll a+b and carotenoid content in both cultivars. In above-mentioned parameters Mission cultivar showed higher resistance to drought stress than the Mary cultivar. Results suggested that Cycocel treatment can alleviate some negative effects of drought stress in Mary and Mission cultivars of olive.
Rasul Jalili Marandi; Hamed Doulati Baneh; Mohsen Esmaiili; Ramin Hagitagilo; Robabeh Ebrahimi Tazekandi
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Application of ethephon is an effective way in increase of grape fruits quality. In this study the effect of preharvest application of ethephon solution at four levels (0, 150, 250 and 300 mg/l)and application time at two levels (10-20% and 50-70% of berry coloring), were evaluated on quality indices ...
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Application of ethephon is an effective way in increase of grape fruits quality. In this study the effect of preharvest application of ethephon solution at four levels (0, 150, 250 and 300 mg/l)and application time at two levels (10-20% and 50-70% of berry coloring), were evaluated on quality indices of Ghizil Uzum grape cultivar at harvest time. Evaluated indices were soluble solids content, titratable acidity, palatability, total phenolics, tissue firmness and fruit color. Different concentrations of ethephon were effective on all quality attributes of berries. But ethephon spray times were effective only on titratable acidity, palatability, total phenolics and fruit firmness.Results showed that 250 ppm of ethephon and treatment time of 50 – 70 % of berry coloring had the highest effect on berry quality. Based on obtained results application of ethephon with the optimum concentration in the proper time can be an effective strategy in pre harvest technology of grapes from the point of color and optimum quality of berries.
Hamed Doulati Baneh; Khaled Samet; Rasul Jalili Marandi; Mahshid Henare
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Effects of three different level of SO2 generating pads with 1gr kg ¹ concentration (one on top, half on top and half on bottom of the packaged grapes and without sulfur pad) Combined with two type of polyethylene bags (perforated and imperforated) during cold storage (135 day) on some traits ...
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Effects of three different level of SO2 generating pads with 1gr kg ¹ concentration (one on top, half on top and half on bottom of the packaged grapes and without sulfur pad) Combined with two type of polyethylene bags (perforated and imperforated) during cold storage (135 day) on some traits of grape cv Qzl ouzum such as: weight loss (%), bleaching, fungal rot (%), rachis desiccation, berry shriving, pH, TSS, TA, taste and sulfite residue was studied. Result showed that SO2 generating pads treatment significantly decreased weight losses, rachis and berry shriving and decay rate. Whereas bleaching and off flavors of grapes were increased. Imperforated bag treatment significantly decreased weigh losses, bunch and berry shriving. Among all sulfur pads treatments, the highest and the lowest sulfur taste was measured in two sulfur pad treatment with imperforated bags and one sulfur pad with perforated bags, respectively. Results of sulfite residue measurement showed that the highest sulfite residue means were observed in one and two sulfur pad treatment with perforated bags, respectively, whereas in imperforated bags, sulfide residue was less than 10 ppm at both sulfur pad treatments.
Keywords: Grape; Storage life, SO2 generating pads, Sodium metabisulfite, Polyethylene bags and sulfite residue
