Parthenocarpic fruit set in triploid watermelon induced by CPPUand 2,4-D applications

The localized application of the synthetic cytokinin CPPU ((2-chloro-4-pyridyl)-N-phenyl urea) to ovaries at flower opening was as effective as free pollination in setting parthenocarpic fruit in the triploid watermelon cultivar ‘Reina de Corazones’, and increased yield per unit land area by at leas...

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Main Authors: Maroto Borrego, José V., Miguel, Alfredo, López-Galarza, Salvador, San Bautista, Alberto, Pascual, B., Alagarda, J., Guardiola, J. L.
Format: article
Language:Inglés
Published: 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/5569
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10725-005-3992-x

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