Journal of Agrometeorology (Apr 2022)
Effect of rainfall and temperature on sun burn and fruit cracking in litchi
Abstract
The sun burn and fruit cracking in litchi were high in 2019 (10.5% and 10.1%) when temperature was high with low rainfall during fruit growth while low in 2017 (1.9% and 3.7%) when temperature was low. Lack of soil moisture and high temperature reduced the fruit weight in Kasba cultivar by (26.2%) and rainfall induced cracking in the cultivars Bedana and Early Bedana. The cultivars having higher relative water content and cuticle thickness reflected in low fruit cracking and vice-versa. These results may be helpful to identify suitable cultivars for preventive measures to reduce sun burn and fruit cracking in litchi.
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