Effect of Chitosan and Gibberellic Acid on Fruit Yield and Production of Peach (Prunus persica L.)

The present study investigated the combined effect of chitosan and gibberellic acid on the fruit yield and production of peach ( Prunus persica L.). The experiment was conducted to explore sustainable and eco-friendly strategies to enhance peach productivity, reduce chemical inputs, and promote overall plant health. The design was Randomized Complete Block (RCBD) with three replications. The experiment exhibited two factors, application of gibberellic acid (Control, 100, 200, 300 ppm) and chitosan (Control, 50, 100, and 150 ppm) abundant were damaged to take its effect on the performance of peach. An early grand variety of peach was used in this research work. Trees treated with gibberellic acid had resulted in lowest Number of fruits (9.93 kg -1 ), highest Single Fruit weight (262.01 g), Fruit volume (108.75 cm 3 ), Fruit yield tree -1 (52.3 kg), Fruit firmness (4.29 kg/cm 2 ), Total soluble solid (TSS) (12.82 o Brix), Ascorbic Acid (6.3 mg/100g -1 ), lowest Fruit Drop (8.63%), Chlorophyll content (48.75SPAD), lowest Fruit Juice pH (4.47), were recorded in plants representative with 200 mg L -1