Apical pruning of cucumber has little effect on plant development and seed yield and quality
| Autor: | Felipe Oliveira Magro, Estefânia Martins Bardiviesso, Priscilla Nátaly de Lima Silva, Antonio Ismael Inácio Cardoso, Pâmela Gomes Nakada-Freitas, Marina de Toledo Rodrigues Claudio, Ana Emília Barbosa Tavares, Natália de Brito Lima Lanna, Vitor Marcelo Magalhães de Souza |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Colleges Integrated Aparício Carvalho, Sakata Seeds Sudamérica, Supply and Tourism of Jundiaí, School of Agronomy and Forest Engineering |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
Fructification fungi food and beverages 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Plant Science fructification Biology 01 natural sciences vigor Plant development Horticulture germination nervous system Germination Yield (wine) branching 040103 agronomy & agriculture 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries Cucumis sativus Agronomy and Crop Science Pruning Cucurbitaceae 010606 plant biology & botany |
| Zdroj: | Scopus Repositório Institucional da UNESP Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) instacron:UNESP |
| ISSN: | 1931-5279 1931-5260 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/19315260.2019.1608613 |
| Popis: | Made available in DSpace on 2022-04-28T19:27:10Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2020-03-03 Apical pruning is a process used in many species of the Cucurbitaceae with the goal to increase fruit yield and also commercial production of seed. The objective of the research was to determine the effects of pruning the main stem of the plant on cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) development, seed yield, and quality. A line of Brazilian cucumber (PEP 788) was used. Treatments were no pruning and pruning of apical meristem at the sixth, eighth, or tenth nodes. Number of lateral branches per plant; number of fruit per plant; length, diameter, and fruit weight; seed yield, germination; first germination count; 1000 seed weight; seedling emergence; and emergence speed index were determined. Plants pruned at the eighth and tenth nodes produced more lateral branches. Pruning did not affect fruit number, seed yield, or seed physiological quality compared to unpruned plants. It is not recommended that pruning be used in this cucumber line, but in other cultivars, the results can be different and should be tested. College of Agricultural and Technological Sciences São Paulo State University School of Agriculture São Paulo State University Colleges Integrated Aparício Carvalho Sakata Seeds Sudamérica Secretariat of Agriculture Supply and Tourism of Jundiaí School of Agronomy and Forest Engineering College of Agricultural and Technological Sciences São Paulo State University School of Agriculture São Paulo State University |
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