Effects of Kynetic4® on zucchini quality, fruit set and yield
Trial objectives
Obtain top quality fruit while reducing the use of synthetic hormone.
Trial characteristics
Place and date of trial: Cajamar Las Palmerillas Experimental Station. El Éjido, Almería, Spain.
Crop variety: Zucchini.
Applications: 14 applications.
Measurements
- Yield: total, marketable, non- marketable.
- Yield by categories (I and II).
- Fruit weight.
- Morphometric fruit measures.
- pH.
- Soluble solids content.
- Titratable acidity.
- Fruit color.
- Fruit firmness.
- Chlorophyll.
Main results
Distribution by quality categories over total yield
Average weight of marketable fruit
On T4, the hormone applied gets a 60% reduction compared to T1.
