Muskmelon Responses to Preflowering Treatments of Ethephon1
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- 1 April 1972
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Horticultural Science in HortScience
- Vol. 7 (2) , 177-179
- https://doi.org/10.21273/hortsci.7.2.177b
Abstract
(2-Chloroethyl)phosphonic acid (ethephon) applied to muskmelon seedlings prior to flowering was evaluated for concn of fruit set and effects on fruit maturity under spring and summer conditions in southern California. Concn of 400-600 ppm (spring) and 150-300 ppm (summer) were effective in altering sex expression and locating female flowers on nodes along the main runners. However, increased femaleness did not provide a concn of fruit set, earlier fruit maturity, nor increases in yield. It is concluded that preflower ethephon treatments are of little value in commercial muskmelon production.Keywords
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