Effect of tree age and fruit age on fruit development and fruit quality of Pummelo var. Tabtimsiam

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Tree age Fruit age Fruit development Fruit quality Pummel

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Na Nakorn, S.
Department of Plant Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Rajamangala University of Technology Srivijaya, Nakhon Si Thammarat Campus, Thailand
Chalumpak, C.
Department of Plant Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Rajamangala University of Technology Srivijaya, Nakhon Si Thammarat Campus, Thailand

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Effects of tree age and fruit age on fruit development and fruit quality of Pummelo var. Tabtimsiam. The experiment was conducted at the local orchards of Mr. Wirat Soksang, located in the Klongnoi sub-district, Pakpanang district, Nakhon Si Thammarat province, Thailand from June, 2013 to July, 2014. The effect of tree age 6 and 8-year-old trees could develop as indicated fruit weight(g), peel weight (g), pummelo fresh(g), diameter of fruit (cm) and fruit circumference (cm) was advanced significant difference compared to the 4-year-old trees. Also the fruit quality of tree age 6 and 8-year-old trees most higher total soluble solid (TSS), titratable acidity (TA) and TSS/TA ratio than 4-year-old trees. The fruit age at 6th  6.5th 7th  and 7.5th  month was develop of fruit weight(g), peel weight (g), pummelo fresh(g), diameter of fruit (cm) and fruit circumference (cm), the result shown that fruit age at 7th  and 7.5th  months could develop the highest of fruit weight(g), peel weight (g), pummelo fresh(g), diameter of fruit (cm) and fruit circumference (cm) and highest of fruit quality as indicated of TSS, TA and TSS/TA ratio.

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Na Nakorn, S., & Chalumpak, C. (2016). Effect of tree age and fruit age on fruit development and fruit quality of Pummelo var. Tabtimsiam. International Journal of Agricultural Technology, 12(3), 541–549. retrieved from https://li04.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/IJAT/article/view/6643
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Vol. 12 No. 3 (2016): May
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