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<p>The present study aimed to investigate the influence of brassinosteroids (BRs) and gibberellic acid (GA₃) on physical, biochemical, and post-harvest fruit quality characteristics of sugar apple cv. Balanagar. &#xa0;A field experiment was conducted during 2021–2022 at the College of Horticulture and Forestry, Jhalawar, Rajasthan using a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with nine treatment combinations and three replications. Foliar sprays of BRs and GA₃ were applied twice: at initiation of flowering and after completion of fruit set.</p><p>Among the treatments, the combined application of BRs @ 0.5 ppm + GA₃ @ 25 ppm (T₅) significantly enhanced fruit quality parameters. This treatment recorded maximum fruit length (8.15 cm), breadth (9.87 cm), weight (335.36 g), pulp weight (201.08 g), pulp percentage (59.96%), TSS (32.65 °Brix), total sugars (22.86%), reducing sugars (16.00%), ascorbic acid (20.08 mg/100 g), total phenols (0.28 µg/100 g), and antioxidant activity (8.33 µmol Trolox/100 g). Additionally, the same treatment exhibited extended shelf life (6.00 days), reduced fruit decay (40.00%), minimum seed weight (9.28 g), and lowest titratable acidity compared to control.</p><p>The findings revealed that combined foliar application of brassinosteroids (0.5 ppm) with gibberellic acid (25 ppm) effectively improves fruit quality, marketability, and post-harvest characteristics of sugar apple cv. Balanagar under similar agro-climatic conditions.</p>

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Influence of Brassinosteroids and Gibberellic Acid on Fruit Quality Characteristics in Sugar Apple (Annona squamosa L.) cv. Balanagar

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  • 发表日期：

    2026年5月29日

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  • Suman Kumari,
  • Nirmal Kumar Meena,
  • Prerak Bhatnagar,
  • Yogendra Singh,
  • Yogendra Kumar Sharma,
  • Rajat Rajput,
  • Kamal Kumar Pande,
  • Preeti Kumari,
  • R. K. Roshan,
  • Rupa Ujjwal

摘要

The present study aimed to investigate the influence of brassinosteroids (BRs) and gibberellic acid (GA₃) on physical, biochemical, and post-harvest fruit quality characteristics of sugar apple cv. Balanagar.  A field experiment was conducted during 2021–2022 at the College of Horticulture and Forestry, Jhalawar, Rajasthan using a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with nine treatment combinations and three replications. Foliar sprays of BRs and GA₃ were applied twice: at initiation of flowering and after completion of fruit set.

Among the treatments, the combined application of BRs @ 0.5 ppm + GA₃ @ 25 ppm (T₅) significantly enhanced fruit quality parameters. This treatment recorded maximum fruit length (8.15 cm), breadth (9.87 cm), weight (335.36 g), pulp weight (201.08 g), pulp percentage (59.96%), TSS (32.65 °Brix), total sugars (22.86%), reducing sugars (16.00%), ascorbic acid (20.08 mg/100 g), total phenols (0.28 µg/100 g), and antioxidant activity (8.33 µmol Trolox/100 g). Additionally, the same treatment exhibited extended shelf life (6.00 days), reduced fruit decay (40.00%), minimum seed weight (9.28 g), and lowest titratable acidity compared to control.

The findings revealed that combined foliar application of brassinosteroids (0.5 ppm) with gibberellic acid (25 ppm) effectively improves fruit quality, marketability, and post-harvest characteristics of sugar apple cv. Balanagar under similar agro-climatic conditions.