scholarly journals SALICYLIC ACID POSITIVELY AFFECTED PLANT GROWTH, PHOTOSYNTHETIC LEAF PIGMENTS AND FRUIT YIELD OF SUMMER SQUASH (Cucurbita pepo L.) GROWN UNDER DIFFERENT N-LEVELS

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (7) ◽  
pp. 2123-2138
Author(s):  
M. Elwan ◽  
R. El-Shatoury
Keyword(s):  
Salicylic Acid ◽  
Plant Growth ◽  
Cucurbita Pepo ◽  
Fruit Yield ◽  
Affected Plant ◽  
Summer Squash

scholarly journals Effect of Organic Manures and Chemical Fertilizers on the Growth, Yield and Quality Traits of Summer Squash (Cucurbita pepo L.)” cv. Punjab ChappanKaddu

2021 ◽  
pp. 142-152
Author(s):  
Amandeep Kaur ◽  
Puja Rattan
Keyword(s):  
Cucurbita Pepo ◽  
Male Flower ◽  
Fruit Yield ◽  
Chemical Fertilizer ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Recommended Dose ◽  
Chemical Fertilizers ◽  
Organic Manures ◽  
Summer Squash

The present investigation was conducted during 2019 at DAV University, Jalandhar, to find out the effect of organic manures and chemical fertilizers on the growth and yield of summer squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) cv. Punjab Chappan Kaddu. The experiment consisted of eleven treatments and three replications. Out of these, an application of 25% of the recommended dose of chemical fertilizer + vermi-compost 15t/ha (T8) had a beneficial effect on minimum days to the first female flower (74.67 days), minimum days to the first fruit set (76.33), minimum days to the first fruit harvest (78.33). The maximum plant height (122.85cm) was recorded in 25% of the recommended dose of chemical fertilizer + FYM 25t/ha (T5). 75% of the recommended dose of chemical fertilizer + EM (Effective Micro-organism) Bokashi 2.5q/ha (T9) resulted in minimum days to male flower appearance. The maximum sex ratio (0.38), was obtained with the application of 50% of the recommended dose of chemical fertilizer + EM Bokashi 3q/ha (T10). The maximum number of pickings (26) and number of fruit per plant (9.85) were obtained with the application of 50% of the recommended dose of chemical fertilizer + EM Bokashi 3q/ha (T10). The maximum fruit yield per plant (2.20 kg), fruit yield per plot (26.26 kg), fruit yield per ha (405.57q) were recorded with the application of 50% of the recommended dose of chemical fertilizer + vermi-compost 15t/ha (T7). The maximum Total Soluble Solids (TSS) (2.40B°) were recorded with the application of 75% of the recommended dose of chemical fertilizer + FYM 20t/ha (T3) while, the ascorbic acid was maximum (52.50 mg/100g) when 25% of the recommended dose of chemical fertilizer + vermi-compost 15t/ha (T8) were applied. The highest net returns and benefit: cost (4.5) were obtained when 50% of recommended dose of chemical fertilizer + FYM 25t/ha (T4) was applied.

scholarly journals A comprehensive RNA-Seq-based gene expression atlas of the summer squash (Cucurbita pepo) provides insights into fruit morphology and ripening mechanisms

BMC Genomics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aliki Xanthopoulou ◽  
Javier Montero-Pau ◽  
Belén Picó ◽  
Panagiotis Boumpas ◽  
Eleni Tsaliki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Cucurbita Pepo ◽  
Developmental Stages ◽  
Lateral Roots ◽  
Expression Patterns ◽  
Male Flower ◽  
Differentially Expressed ◽  
Gene Expression Atlas ◽  
Summer Squash ◽  
Expression Atlas

Abstract Background Summer squash (Cucurbita pepo: Cucurbitaceae) are a popular horticultural crop for which there is insufficient genomic and transcriptomic information. Gene expression atlases are crucial for the identification of genes expressed in different tissues at various plant developmental stages. Here, we present the first comprehensive gene expression atlas for a summer squash cultivar, including transcripts obtained from seeds, shoots, leaf stem, young and developed leaves, male and female flowers, fruits of seven developmental stages, as well as primary and lateral roots. Results In total, 27,868 genes and 2352 novel transcripts were annotated from these 16 tissues, with over 18,000 genes common to all tissue groups. Of these, 3812 were identified as housekeeping genes, half of which assigned to known gene ontologies. Flowers, seeds, and young fruits had the largest number of specific genes, whilst intermediate-age fruits the fewest. There also were genes that were differentially expressed in the various tissues, the male flower being the tissue with the most differentially expressed genes in pair-wise comparisons with the remaining tissues, and the leaf stem the least. The largest expression change during fruit development was early on, from female flower to fruit two days after pollination. A weighted correlation network analysis performed on the global gene expression dataset assigned 25,413 genes to 24 coexpression groups, and some of these groups exhibited strong tissue specificity. Conclusions These findings enrich our understanding about the transcriptomic events associated with summer squash development and ripening. This comprehensive gene expression atlas is expected not only to provide a global view of gene expression patterns in all major tissues in C. pepo but to also serve as a valuable resource for functional genomics and gene discovery in Cucurbitaceae.

Foliar application and seed priming of salicylic acid affect growth, fruit yield, and quality of grape tomato under drought stress

2021 ◽  
Vol 280 ◽  
pp. 109904
Author(s):  
Remi Chakma ◽  
Arindam Biswas ◽  
Pantamit Saekong ◽  
Hayat Ullah ◽  
Avishek Datta
Keyword(s):  
Salicylic Acid ◽  
Drought Stress ◽  
Foliar Application ◽  
Seed Priming ◽  
Fruit Yield ◽  
Yield And Quality

scholarly journals Effect of deficit irrigation on physiology, plant growth, and fruit yield of cucumber cultivars

Plant Stress ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 100004
Author(s):  
Ved Parkash ◽  
Sukhbir Singh ◽  
Sanjit K. Deb ◽  
Glen L. Ritchie ◽  
Russell W. Wallace
Keyword(s):  
Plant Growth ◽  
Deficit Irrigation ◽  
Fruit Yield

scholarly journals CHANGES IN THE CHARACTERISTICS OF ‘PRATA’ BANANA TREATED WITH CYTOKININ AND GIBBERELLIN

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
JULIANA DOMINGUES LIMA ◽  
JÉSSICA SANTA ROSA ◽  
DANILO EDUARDO ROZANE ◽  
EDUARDO NARDINI GOMES ◽  
SILVIA HELENA MODENESE GORLA DA SILVA
Keyword(s):  
Plant Growth ◽  
Gibberellic Acid ◽  
Factorial Design ◽  
Plant Growth Regulators ◽  
Growth Regulators ◽  
Physicochemical Characteristics ◽  
Fruit Yield ◽  
Musa Spp ◽  
Yield And Quality ◽  
Split Plot

ABSTRACT Plant growth regulators can influence fruit yield and quality. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of cytokinin and gibberelin on the agronomic and physicochemical characteristics of banana fruits cv. ‘Prata’ (Musa spp. AAB), according to the formation period and position in the bunch. The experiment was conducted in a completely randomized 2 x 5 factorial design, two periods of bunch development (summer and winter), five treatments and ten replicates. To study the effect of position in the bunch, split plot was adopted, considering in the plot, 2 x 5 factorial and in subplots, hand 1, hand 4 and last hand. Treatments consisted of 2 pulverizations with water, 150 mg L-1 cytokinin, 200 mg L-1 of gibberellic acid, 100 mg L-1 of cytokinin plus 200 mg L-1 of gibberellic acid and 200 mg L-1 of cytokinin plus 200 mg L-1 of gibberellic acid, applied from the fourth to the last hand of the bunch. Cytokinin and gibberellin, alone or associated, regardless of formation period and position, did not affect the size and physicochemical characteristics of fruits, only delayed the bunch harvest.

scholarly journals Growth, mineral composition, fruit yield, and mycorrhizal colonization of feijoa in response to lime and phosphorus application

2016 ◽  
Vol 51 (8) ◽  
pp. 942-949 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gilberto Nava ◽  
Karine Louise dos Santos ◽  
Murilo Dalla Costa ◽  
Marlise Nara Ciotta
Keyword(s):  
Plant Growth ◽  
Mineral Composition ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Mycorrhizal Colonization ◽  
Fruit Yield ◽  
Tree Canopy ◽  
Phosphorus Fertilization ◽  
Randomized Complete Block Design ◽  
Acca Sellowiana ◽  
Phosphorus Application

Abstract: The objective of this work was to investigate the effect of liming and phosphorus fertilization on the growth, mineral composition of the leaves, fruit yield, and mycorrhizal colonization of young feijoa (Acca sellowiana) plants. Treatments consisted of four liming levels - 0, 25, 50, and 100% of the dose required to raise the soil pH to 6.5 - and of five levels of P - 0, 60, 120, 180, and 240 kg ha-1 P2O5 -, placed in a randomized complete block design, in a split-plot arrangement, with three replicates. The orchard was established in 2010 with the Helena cultivar. In 2012, 2013, and 2014, plant growth was evaluated by measuring trunk perimeter, plant height, and tree canopy width. Mineral composition of the leaves, regarding P, N, K, Ca, and Mg contents, was assessed annually. Mycorrhizal colonization was evaluated in 2012, and fruit yield was determined in 2014. No interaction was observed between the studied factors. P contents had no effect on the evaluated variables. Liming, however, increases plant growth, mycorrhizal colonization, fruit yield, and Ca and Mg leaf contents, besides reducing K leaf contents.

scholarly journals Age-related Resistance of Diverse Cucurbit Fruit to Infection by Phytophthora capsici

2009 ◽  
Vol 134 (2) ◽  
pp. 176-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaori Ando ◽  
Sue Hammar ◽  
Rebecca Grumet
Keyword(s):  
Cucumis Melo ◽  
Cucurbita Pepo ◽  
Citrullus Lanatus ◽  
Phytophthora Capsici ◽  
Vegetable Production ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Cucumber Fruit ◽  
Summer Squash ◽  
Pronounced Reduction ◽  
Green Stage

Phytophthora capsici causes severe losses in vegetable production, including many cucurbit crops. Our previous work showed that cucumber (Cucumis sativus) fruit are most susceptible to P. capsici when they are very young and rapidly elongating, but develop resistance as they approach full length at 10 to 12 days postpollination (DPP). In this study, fruit from seven additional cucurbit crops representing four species, melon (Cucumis melo), butternut squash (Cucurbita moschata), watermelon (Citrullus lanatus), and zucchini, yellow summer squash, acorn squash, and pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo), were tested for the effect of fruit development on susceptibility to P. capsici. Field-grown fruit of the different crops varied in overall susceptibility. Zucchini and yellow summer squash were the most susceptible, with the majority of fruit exhibiting water-soaking symptoms within 24 hours postinoculation. Fruit from all of the crops exhibited size-related decrease in susceptibility, but to varying degrees. Cucumber had the most pronounced effect. In infested fields, cucumber fruit were found to be most frequently infected at the blossom end. Comparison of the peduncle and blossom end showed a difference in susceptibility along the length of the fruit for cucumber, butternut squash, and zucchini. Greenhouse-grown, hand-pollinated pumpkin, acorn squash, and butternut squash showed an age-related decrease in susceptibility similar to field-grown fruit. For all of these fruit, a pronounced reduction in susceptibility accompanied the transition from the waxy green to green stage at ≈3 to 8 DPP.

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