Effect Of Different Rates of Gibberellin Hormones on Yield and Quality of White Kishmish Grape (Vitis Vinifera L)

Mohammad Arif Adel; Kumesa Weldagiyorgis  Gebre; Ismail  Qaderi; Rohitashw  Kumar

doi:10.62810/jnsr.v4i2.422

Authors

Mohammad Arif Adel Saripul University, Horticulture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Saripul Province, Afghanistan https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1537-6708
Kumesa Weldagiyorgis Gebre Dilla University, Horticulture Department, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Dilla Province, Ethiopia
Ismail Qaderi Saripul University, Horticulture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Saripul, Afghanistan
Rohitashw Kumar Sher-e Kashmir University of Agriculture, Engineering and Technology, Srinagar, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8102-0366

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62810/jnsr.v4i2.422

Keywords:

Berry, Cluster, Fruit, ppm, Rate

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted at Saripul University, Afghanistan, to evaluate the effect of exogenous Gibberellin application at 8 and 16 days after flowering on yield and yield components of kishmish grape. The study employed an RCBD design with three replications, testing gibberellin at concentrations of 20 ppm, 60 ppm, and 100 ppm. The hormone was applied at the early fruit-formation stage to assess its effects on fruit set, size, weight, number of clusters per plant, number of berries per cluster, and yield per plant. and sugar accumulation. The statistical analysis revealed that most measured yield and yield-related parameters showed significant differences (P≤0.05) in response to gibberellin treatment compared with the control. Specifically, fruit fresh and dry weight, number of clusters per plant, number of berries per cluster, berry length and width, and total yield per plant increased significantly (maximum at 20ppm rate), indicating the positive influence of GA3 in enhancing economic productivity and quality of seedless kishmish grape. However, parameters like cluster length and width did not show a significant response to the applied treatment. In other words, the 20 ppm dosage consistently produced the maximum value across all measured yield parameters. Although higher concentrations (60 and 100 ppm) showed better performance than the control, their performance diminished as the doses increased, suggesting a potential hormonal imbalance at higher concentrations. Therefore, the current study revealed that a precise application of gibberellin at 20 ppm during the early fruit-formation stage can enhance kishmish grape yield and quality.

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