How to Improve the Fruit Set Rate of Shatian Pomelo? Practical Methods Shared

Shatian pomelo is a very popular variety of pomelo, and it gets its name because the first place it was planted in our country was Shatian Village in Guangxi. Shatian pomelo has high nutritional value, and its taste is quite good too, with thin skin and lots of flesh, so it is deeply loved by everyone in the market. To increase the yield of Shatian pomelo, we need to improve its fruit set rate, so how do we improve its fruit set rate? Let's take a look at the explanation below.

1. Plant pollinator trees

The arrangement of pollinator trees is generally planned well at the time of planting. If the proportion of pollinator trees planted is wrong, the success rate of pollination will be relatively low, and thus the yield of Shatian pomelo will not be high. Also, if pollination is carried out with a single Shatian pomelo variety, its yield will also be extremely low. So to improve the success rate of pollination in the future, in addition to the Shatian pomelo variety itself, we had better also plant about eight percent sour pomelo trees, and plant them in the shape of a plum blossom.

2. Artificial supplementary pollination

Artificial supplementary pollination is also a very common method used to improve the fruit set rate. This method of improving the success rate of pollination is usually adopted when natural pollination cannot be completed due to the influence of weather, or when the natural pollination rate is not high. For artificial supplementary pollination, we can use two methods: releasing bees during the flowering period and collecting pollen for pollination. These two methods of artificial supplementary pollination are also the most commonly used and the easiest to carry out. But when pollinating, we should note that it is generally best to do it on a sunny or cloudy day from eight to eleven in the morning or from four to eight in the afternoon. The success rate of pollination is highest in these two time periods.

3. Flower thinning and fruit thinning

Flower thinning and fruit thinning is a method of improving the fruit set rate that many growers overlook. Many times growers think that the more flowers that bloom, the higher the fruit set rate will be. Of course, this is not to say it is incorrect. But everything has two sides. When the number of flowers on the fruit tree is too large, if reasonable flower thinning is not carried out, then the later nutrition cannot keep up and the natural flower drop phenomenon is very serious. At the same time, when the fruit set rate is very high but fruit thinning is not carried out, the physiological fruit drop phenomenon is also very serious. So to ensure the fruit set rate of Shatian pomelo in the future, we should reasonably thin flowers during the full flowering period, and after fruit set, reasonably thin fruits according to the principle of removing the weak and keeping the strong. This is the wisest approach.

4. Rational use of hormones and micro-fertilizers

Now many people say that using hormones to improve the fruit set rate has a very big impact on the quality of Shatian pomelo. What the editor wants to say is that the rational and scientific use of hormones to improve the fruit set rate actually has little impact on the quality of Shatian pomelo, as long as hormones are not used later to promote the growth of Shatian pomelo. Generally, after the flowers have fallen or at the time of the first physiological fruit drop, we spray 5ppm of 2,4—+20ppm of 920+800 times “Shuofu” nutritional regulator. This can control the number of flowers and the fruit set amount of Shatian pomelo, and can also play a role in improving the quality of Shatian pomelo.

The methods above are all very effective for improving the fruit set rate and quality of Shatian pomelo, and I hope they can help everyone. At the same time, the editor also thanks everyone for their long-term support and encouragement. If you have other better methods, you can also leave a message below and share them together.