Performance of starfruit cv. B10 under netted structure. I. Effect of crop load on plant physiological performance and yield

Plant physiological performance and yield of starfruit at several crop loads under netted structure were studied in the starfruit farm at MARDI, Serdang, Selangor. The crop load consisted of three treatments ranging from less than 100 to about 600 fruits per tree. Crop load significantly influenced...

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Main Authors: Mahmood, Zabedah, Abdullah, Mohd Yusoff, Abd Halim, Mohd Ridzwan, Hassan, Siti Aishah, Ramlan, Mohd Fauzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) 2008
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16141/1/16141.pdf
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author Mahmood, Zabedah
Abdullah, Mohd Yusoff
Abd Halim, Mohd Ridzwan
Hassan, Siti Aishah
Ramlan, Mohd Fauzi
author_facet Mahmood, Zabedah
Abdullah, Mohd Yusoff
Abd Halim, Mohd Ridzwan
Hassan, Siti Aishah
Ramlan, Mohd Fauzi
author_sort Mahmood, Zabedah
collection UPM
description Plant physiological performance and yield of starfruit at several crop loads under netted structure were studied in the starfruit farm at MARDI, Serdang, Selangor. The crop load consisted of three treatments ranging from less than 100 to about 600 fruits per tree. Crop load significantly influenced the specific leaf weigh (SLW). The SLW from plants with the lowest crop load were significantly higher than the medium and high crop load. The rate of stomatal conductance and transpiration of mature leaf was significantly affected by the crop load treatments. The stomatal conductance of the high crop load (244.8 mmol m-2s-1) and medium crop load (258.2 mmol m-2s-1) were significantly higher at p <0.05 compared to the low crop load (133.0 mmol m-2s-1). At the same time, leaves at the lowest crop load had the lowest transpiration rate of 2.3 mmol m-2s-1 compared to 4.4 and 4.3 mmol m-2 s-1 at the medium and highest crop load respectively and the difference was significant at p <0.05. The yield increased significantly (p <0.05) with increase in crop load from 6.3 t/ha at the lowest crop load to 22 t/ha at the highest.
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spelling upm.eprints-161412016-10-10T07:06:56Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16141/ Performance of starfruit cv. B10 under netted structure. I. Effect of crop load on plant physiological performance and yield Mahmood, Zabedah Abdullah, Mohd Yusoff Abd Halim, Mohd Ridzwan Hassan, Siti Aishah Ramlan, Mohd Fauzi Plant physiological performance and yield of starfruit at several crop loads under netted structure were studied in the starfruit farm at MARDI, Serdang, Selangor. The crop load consisted of three treatments ranging from less than 100 to about 600 fruits per tree. Crop load significantly influenced the specific leaf weigh (SLW). The SLW from plants with the lowest crop load were significantly higher than the medium and high crop load. The rate of stomatal conductance and transpiration of mature leaf was significantly affected by the crop load treatments. The stomatal conductance of the high crop load (244.8 mmol m-2s-1) and medium crop load (258.2 mmol m-2s-1) were significantly higher at p <0.05 compared to the low crop load (133.0 mmol m-2s-1). At the same time, leaves at the lowest crop load had the lowest transpiration rate of 2.3 mmol m-2s-1 compared to 4.4 and 4.3 mmol m-2 s-1 at the medium and highest crop load respectively and the difference was significant at p <0.05. The yield increased significantly (p <0.05) with increase in crop load from 6.3 t/ha at the lowest crop load to 22 t/ha at the highest. Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) 2008 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16141/1/16141.pdf Mahmood, Zabedah and Abdullah, Mohd Yusoff and Abd Halim, Mohd Ridzwan and Hassan, Siti Aishah and Ramlan, Mohd Fauzi (2008) Performance of starfruit cv. B10 under netted structure. I. Effect of crop load on plant physiological performance and yield. Journal of Tropical Agriculture and Food Science, 36 (1). pp. 29-34. ISSN 1394-9829; ESSN: 2289-9650 http://ejtafs.mardi.gov.my/index.php/publication/issues/archive/37-2008/volume-36-no1/102-360103
spellingShingle Mahmood, Zabedah
Abdullah, Mohd Yusoff
Abd Halim, Mohd Ridzwan
Hassan, Siti Aishah
Ramlan, Mohd Fauzi
Performance of starfruit cv. B10 under netted structure. I. Effect of crop load on plant physiological performance and yield
title Performance of starfruit cv. B10 under netted structure. I. Effect of crop load on plant physiological performance and yield
title_full Performance of starfruit cv. B10 under netted structure. I. Effect of crop load on plant physiological performance and yield
title_fullStr Performance of starfruit cv. B10 under netted structure. I. Effect of crop load on plant physiological performance and yield
title_full_unstemmed Performance of starfruit cv. B10 under netted structure. I. Effect of crop load on plant physiological performance and yield
title_short Performance of starfruit cv. B10 under netted structure. I. Effect of crop load on plant physiological performance and yield
title_sort performance of starfruit cv b10 under netted structure i effect of crop load on plant physiological performance and yield
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16141/1/16141.pdf
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