Effects on Fruit Drop and Quality of Growth Regulator Applications in Citrus

ABSTRACT: Citrus are of an important fruit group consumed with well-liked different uses and importance in terms of health due to its high vitamin C content. In these species, that the production amount is very high in the world, the fruits drop in the harvest period leads to serious product losses. It is common and practical application on-tree storage of fruit in order to present the product to the market in the late period and to increase the income. However, at this stage, problems arise with fruit drop and quality losses. In this context, fruit drops can be reduced significantly by applying some the plant growth regulators to trees at specific periods and doses and it is possible to harvest in later periods with maintaining quality characteristics