TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY OF APPLICATION OF GROWTH REGULATOR IN THE PRODUCTION AND STORAGE OF APPLES

Abstract

The paper presents the results of study of effect of treatment of fruit trees with the growth-regulating product Mival-Agro which contributed to increase in productivity of all the studied cultivars, to higher accumulation of sugars and vitamins that provided reduction of losses when storing of apples caused by physiological and microbiological diseases of fruits, exerted positive effect in increasing mean weight of fruits of all cultivars under study, and resulted in considerable increase in yield of fruits with high marketable properties and decrease in microbial population of microorganisms on the surface of fruits during the storing period. The quantity of microorganisms on the surface of apples was assessed prior to and at the end of storing period. The data received can be used when development of new methods of storing apples.