Floral behaviour and fruit set in four cultivars of aubergine

dc.contributor.author	Khah, EM	en
dc.contributor.author	Antonopoulos, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Passam, HC	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-06-06T06:44:48Z
dc.date.available	2014-06-06T06:44:48Z
dc.date.issued	2002	en
dc.identifier.issn	05677572	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://62.217.125.90/xmlui/handle/123456789/2081
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dc.subject	Eggplant	en
dc.subject	Flowering	en
dc.subject	Style	en
dc.subject.other	Solanum melongena	en
dc.title	Floral behaviour and fruit set in four cultivars of aubergine	en
heal.type	conferenceItem	en
heal.publicationDate	2002	en
heal.abstract	Four cultivars of aubergine (Solanum melongena L.) were cultivated in the greenhouse over two years. The number of flowers formed and their morphological characteristics were recorded in relation to the presence or absence of fruit. During fruit growth, flower formation was reduced, style length and flower mass declined, but the length of the anther cone was not affected. These effects were observed in both the basal and additional flowers of all cultivars. In particular, the flower mass of additional flowers declined to 0.21-0.24 g during fruit growth (plants with 4 fruit). On completion of fruit growth, flowering, flower size and style length increased. Since fruit set is reduced in short-styled flowers, the effect of fruit development is to cause a transitory decrease in fertility, which is reversed on fruit maturation.	en
heal.journalName	Acta Horticulturae	en
dc.identifier.volume	579	en
dc.identifier.spage	259	en
dc.identifier.epage	264	en