Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand.
Key words: chlorates, crop husbandry, crop production, cultivars, flower induction, flowering, flowering date, irregular bearing, longans, plant growth regulators, sodium chlorate
Journal of Applied Horticulture, 2000, volume 2, issue 2, pages 102-105.
Abstract: The methods of off-season longan production in Thailand are presented: (1) application of potassium chlorate (as soil drench, foliar spray, and trunk or stem injection) and sodium chlorate to regulate flowering, and (2) cultivation of non-seasonal flowering cultivars. The physiological responses of longan to potassium chlorate and orchard management practices are briefly discussed.