Effects of some natural and synthetic growth regulators on sex-expression ofMyrica esculentaBuch-Ham. ex D. Don
✍ Scribed by A. Kumar; V. P. Bhatt
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 474 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0167-6903
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✦ Synopsis
Gibberellic acid (GA 3 ), chlorflurenol and ethrel were applied at different concentrations to either male or female trees of Myrica esculenta . GA3 induced intersexual flowers both on the male and female trees whereas chlorflurenol and ethrel induced similar (intersexual) flowers but only on the male plants . When GA 3 was applied in combination with chlorflurenol, fewer intersexual inflorescences appeared on the male plants along with a significant decline in the number of flowers per inflorescence . In combination, chlorflurenol and ethrel induced copious female and intersexual inflorescences per male plant, especially when two successive treatments of 100 mg/1 of chlorflurenol and 1920 mg/l of ethrel were applied . The induced female inflorescences later bore fruits .