Table 4. Effect of Alar on fruit weight, fruit diameter and firmness
 applied at 5 day intervals after full bloom.


of Maygold peach


Concentration, Days after Fruit Fruit
 ppm Full Bloom Firmness, Ibs'/ weight, g- Diameter, cm2-

 500 5 16.38 de 75.67 a 5.07
 10 10.50 abc 92.61 abcde 5.65
 15 8.46 abc 97.46 abcde 5.82
 20 10.69 abc 76.12 a 5.09
 25 11.85 bcd 95.85 abcde 5.76
 30 8.71 abc 91.71 abcde 5.62
 1000 5 9.90 abc 82.33 abc 5.30
 10 9.64 abc 87.32 abcde 5.47
 15 6.93 ab 94.43 abcde 5.72
 20 10.35 abc 108.51 e 6.20
 25 5.69 a 94.89 abcde 5.73
 30 8.99 abc 87.92 abcde 5.49
 2000 5 10.88 abc 77.03 a 5.12
 10 8.43 abc 79.45 ab 5.20
 15 10.36 abc 100.48 bcde 5.92
 20 7.30 ab 70.75 ab 5.21
 25 8.08 abc 103.66 cde 6.03
 30 6.82 ab 85.96 abed 5.42
 4000 5 10.56 abc 86.41 abcd 5.44
 10 7.27 ab 91.10 abcde 5.60
 15 8.16 abc 79.75 ab 5.21
 20 8.95 abc 85.95 abcd 5.42
 25 9.19 abc 95.34 abcde 5.75
 30 7.25 ab 107.80 de 6.17
 35 12.49 cd 100.94 bcde 5.94
 Control 17.69 e 82.93 abc 5.32


l/Within each column,
 different at the 5%


any 2 means not having a letter in common are significantly
level.


2/Fruit diameter determined from standard curve based on fruit weight.