Morphology of litchi fruit as effected by exposure to sunlight and fruit orientation

To study the quality of Litchi (Litchi chinensis sonn.) fruit as affected by exposure to sunlight and fruit orientation on the tree, five cultivars viz; Purbi, Bedana, Bombai and Gola were collected. Fruits of each cultivar were picked from exposed, unexposed, upper half and lower half portions of t...

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Published in:Pakistan journal of biological sciences 1999-07, Vol.2 (3), p.900-902
Main Authors: Sayal, N.A, Sayal, O.U, Jatoi, S.A. (Gomal Univ., D.I. Khan (Pakistan). Faculty of Agriculture)
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
DAYLIGHT
FRUIT
FRUIT PULPS
FRUTO
LITCHI (FRUITS)
LITCHI (FRUTAS)
LITCHI CHINENSIS
LUMIERE DU JOUR
LUZ DEL DIA
LYCHEES
ORIENTACION
ORIENTATION
PESO
POIDS
PULPAS DE FRUTAS
PULPE DE FRUITS
VARIEDADES
VARIETE
VARIETIES
WEIGHT
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Summary:To study the quality of Litchi (Litchi chinensis sonn.) fruit as affected by exposure to sunlight and fruit orientation on the tree, five cultivars viz; Purbi, Bedana, Bombai and Gola were collected. Fruits of each cultivar were picked from exposed, unexposed, upper half and lower half portions of the trees. The unexposed fruits were found heavier in weight, stone, peel and pulp. The fruits at lower half were found heavy in weight, pericarp and flesh. However, stone weight was found to be more in fruits collected from upper half portion of the tree. As unexposed fruits were massive therefore, it is advisable to pick these fruits if chemical parameters are not included in selection. Hence it is concluded that picking should be started from those fruits which are positioned at the lower half portion of the tree in order to collect fruits of superior quality first.
ISSN:1028-8880
DOI:10.3923/pjbs.1999.900.902