Evaluation of Potentiality of Different Adjuvants for Date Palm Pollination and Fruit Set

In commercial date palm cultivation, artificial pollination is an expensive necessary agronomic practice. For effective pollination, timely availability of pollen is a requisite; however, in time of pollen scarcity and/or in need of higher amount of pollen for mechanical pollination, dilution of pol...

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Published in:Sugar tech : an international journal of sugar crops & related industries 2021-02, Vol.23 (1), p.139-145
Main Authors: Sharma, Kapil Mohan, Muralidharan, C. M., Baidiyavadra, D. A., Bardhan, Kirti, Panchal, C. N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adjuvants
Agricultural practices
Agriculture
Artificial pollination
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Crop yield
Cultivation
Dilution
Flour
Fruit set
Fruits
Life Sciences
Marble
Plant reproduction
Pollen
Pollination
Research Article
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Summary:In commercial date palm cultivation, artificial pollination is an expensive necessary agronomic practice. For effective pollination, timely availability of pollen is a requisite; however, in time of pollen scarcity and/or in need of higher amount of pollen for mechanical pollination, dilution of pollen with adjuvant is an effective approach. We tested efficiency of pollination by mixing pollen with different low cost and easily available adjuvants, viz . Maida flour, wheat flour, talcum powder, bajra flour, ash and marble dust in 1:9 and 1:19 ratio, over control (no adjuvant) and evaluate their efficacy in sustaining the fruit set and yield. Our results suggest that all of the experimented adjuvants can be diluted up to 1:9 ratio; however, talcum powder can be diluted up to 1:19 without reducing fruit yield.
ISSN:0972-1525
0974-0740
0972-1525
DOI:10.1007/s12355-020-00885-0