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Response of snake cucumber (Cucumis melo var. pubescens) to some plant regulators

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

E. El-Kholy  and
H. Hafez
E. El-Kholy
Affiliation:
Faculty of Agriculture, Elminia University, A.R.E.
H. Hafez
Affiliation:
Vegetable Research Department, Agricultural Research Center, Cairo, A.R.E.
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Summary

Trials were conducted during the summer seasons (1978 and 1979) at the Faculty of Agriculture, Elminia University, to evaluate the effect of some growth regulators on sex expression, sex ratio and yield production of snake cucumber. The results obtained showed that both sex expression and ratio could be modified with plant regulator sprays even under the long and high temperature conditions of Elminia governorate. All plant regulators induced the formation of the first female flower at lower nodes compared with the control. There was significant suppression of male flowers in plants sprayed with plant regulators. All the treatments gave an increase in total yield and improved fruit characters.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 99 , Issue 3 , December 1982 , pp. 587 - 590
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1982

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