Soil water stress at bunch emergence increases maturity bronzing of banana fruit
1987
Daniells, J.W. (Queensland Dept. of Primary Industries, South Johnstone (Australia). South Johnstone Research Station) | Watson, B.J. (Queensland Dept. of Primary Industries, Redlynch (Australia). Kamerunga Horticultural Research Station) | O'Farrell, P.J. (Queensland Dept. of Primary Industries, Walkamin (Australia). Walkamin Research Station) | Mulder, J.C. (Queensland Dept. of Primary Industries, Yerongpilly (Australia). Animal Research Inst.)
Banana plants cv. Williams which had bunches emerge during a period of soil water stress before rewatering developed significantly more severe maturity bronzing than the unstressed control. Maturity bronzing began developing on fruit at a much thinner finger diameter on water stressed bunches. There was a constant difference in finger diameter between the treatments for all maturity bronzing ratings. Water stress also reduced the greenlife of fruit at harvest. Soil water stress, while contributing, was not the only factor responsible for bronzing.
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