Leaf Thinning and Fruit Quality of ‘Hongro’/M.9 Apple Trees by Foliar Application of Cu-EDTA and Fe-EDTA

• 발행기관: 한국자원식물학회
• 저자명: Heon-Kyu Lim Hyunsuk Shin In-Chang Son Youngjae Oh Keumsun Kim Sung-Il Oh Sewon Oh Daeil Kim
• 간행물 정보: 『한국자원식물학회지』제32권 제6호, 677~682쪽, 전체 6쪽
• 주제분류: 농수해양 > 기타농수해양
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2019.12.30

영문 초록

Hand leaf thinning for improvement of fruit coloration and quality is one of the most labor-consuming works in Korean apple cultivation. The study was aimed at investigating whether foliar application of two chelate compounds (Cu-EDTA, Fe-EDTA) could defoliate effectively ‘Hongro’/M.9 apple leaves and enhance fruit coloration and quality. At 30 days before harvest, foliar spray with two chelate compounds defoliated significantly the apple leaves. Chelate treatments did not affect the leaf chlorophyll content. High concentration of chelates decreased drastically photosynthetic rate of true leaves, and then it stayed in low levels, whereas low levels of chelates reduced sharply the photosynthetic rate but it was gradually restored over time. Cu-EDTA regardless of its concentration triggered higher defoliation compared to Fe-EDTA. Consequently, higher defoliation improved light interception of fruits and accumulated more anthocyanin. Particularly, Cu-EDTA could target mainly fruit cluster leaves which affect directly light interception of the fruits, i.e. more selective defoliants compared to Fe-EDTA. However, 3% Cu-EDTA rather defoliated excessively, accompanying with reduction of fruit weight and soluble solids. Therefore, our results suggest that 1% Cu-EDTA which defoliates properly the fruit cluster leaves could improve coloration and quality of ‘Hongro’/M.9 apple fruits.

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키워드

Abscission Anthocyanin Chemical defoliation Fruit coloration Malus domestica