ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Effect of Chitosan and Gibberellic Acid on Fruit
Yield and Production of Peach (Prunus persica L.)
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Department of Botany, Qurtuba University Peshawar, Pakistan
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Center for Plant Sciences and Biodiversity, University of Swat, Pakistan
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Centre of Plant Biodiversity, University of Peshawar, Pakistan
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Department of Botany, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education, Lahore, Pakistan
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Department of Botany, Islamia College Peshawar, Pakistan
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School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
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Crop Science Department, Crops Environment and Land Use Programme, Carlow R93 XE12, Ireland
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Department of Microbiology, CUVAS Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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Institution of Botany, The University of Punjab, Lahore 54590, Pakistan
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Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad-45320, Pakistan
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Department of Zoology, Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University,
P.O. Box 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Submission date: 2023-06-16
Final revision date: 2023-08-09
Acceptance date: 2023-09-07
Online publication date: 2023-11-23
Publication date: 2024-01-03
Corresponding author
Fida Hussain
Department of Botany, Qurtuba University Peshawar, Pakistan
Muhammad Shuaib
School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University, NO.2 North Cuihu road, Kunming, Yunnan, 650091, PR. China, School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunna, 650091, Kunming, China
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2024;33(1):721-726
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ABSTRACT
The present study investigated the combined effect of chitosan and gibberellic acid on the fruit yield
and production of peach (Prunus persica L.). The experiment was conducted to explore sustainable and
eco-friendly strategies to enhance peach productivity, reduce chemical inputs, and promote overall plant
health. The design was Randomized Complete Block (RCBD) with three replications. The experiment
exhibited two factors, application of gibberellic acid (Control, 100, 200, 300 ppm) and chitosan (Control,
50, 100, and 150 ppm) abundant were damaged to take its effect on the performance of peach. An
early grand variety of peach was used in this research work. Trees treated with gibberellic acid had
resulted in lowest Number of fruits (9.93 kg-1), highest Single Fruit weight (262.01 g), Fruit volume
(108.75 cm3), Fruit yield tree-1 ( 52.3 k g), F ruit fi rmness ( 4.29 k g/cm2), Total soluble solid (TSS)
(12.82oBrix), Ascorbic Acid (6.3 mg/100g-1), lowest Fruit Drop (8.63%), Chlorophyll content
(48.75SPAD), lowest Fruit Juice pH (4.47), were recorded in plants representative with 200 mg L-1 gibberellic acid concentration, Those tree which not treated with gibberellic acid resulted in highest
Number of fruits (13.17 kg-1), minimum Single Fruit weight (181.1 g), Fruit volume (89.5 cm3), minimum
no of Fruit yield tree-1 ( 44.58 k g), F ruit fi rmness ( 2.5kg/cm2), Total soluble solid (TSS) (9.22oBrix),
Ascorbic Acid (4.8 mg/100 g-1), maximum no of Fruit Drop (%), minimum Chlorophyll content
(35.8 SPAD), maximum Fruit Juice pH (5.3). On the other kind, Tree treated by chitosan concentration
at the level of 150 ppm have resulted in minimum Number of fruits (9.96 kg-1), maximum Single Fruit
weight (267.1 g), Fruit volume (109.17 cm3), Fruit yield tree-1 (57.2 k g), F ruit fi rmness (4.55 k g/cm2),
Total soluble solid (TSS) (13.81oBrix), Ascorbic Acid (6.17 mg/100 g-1), minimum Fruit Drop (7.4%),
Chlorophyll content (51.33SPAD), minimum Fruit Juice pH (4.49). while trees that were not treated with
chitosan concentration is resulted in maximum, Number of fruits (12.38 kg-1), minimum Single Fruit
weight (185.6 g), Fruit volume (88.67 cm3), Fruit yield tree-1 (40.81 k g), F ruit fi rmness ( 2.8 k g/cm2),
Total soluble solid (TSS) (9.28oBrix), Ascorbic Acid (5.1 mg/100 g-1), maximum Fruit Drop (11.7%),
Chlorophyll content (33.8SPAD), maximum Fruit Juice pH (5.38). A recorded plant of control treatment
has been clear since the investigate data that collected gibberellic acid and chitosan consideration
improved peach quality and yield. It will be concluded to gibberellic acid application at the rate of
200 ppm and chitosan use of 150 ppm widely improved fruit yield and quality feature of peach.
Therefore, gibberellic acid and chitosan use (200 ppm and 150 ppm) are recommended for attain
to a developed growth and as well as peach production in Peshawar climatic environment.