The induction of parthenocarpy in the strawberry cultivar Redgauntlet by growth regulators
- 1 January 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology
- Vol. 58 (4) , 541-545
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00221589.1983.11515154
Abstract
The induction of parthenocarpy in the hermaphrodite strawberry cv Redgauntlet was achieved by applying auxin and auxin analogues in a lanolin emulsion to emasculated, unpollinated flowers. Over the concentration range 0.05 to 1.0 mg ml-1 the following auxins induced parthenocarpy in most flowers: IAA, IBA, NAA, NOA and NAAm. Only NAA at 0.5 mg ml-1 induced parthenocarpic fruit of a weight which did not statistically differ from that of the pollinated untreated standard. Although applied auxins readily induce parthenocarpy, further endogenous growth regulators are probably required for full fruit development.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Fruit Set and Growth in Strawberry, Fragaria × ananassa Duch.Annals of Botany, 1979
- Growth and Morphogenesis of the Strawberry as Related to AuxinAmerican Journal of Botany, 1950