Open AccessEffect of chlormequat (CCC) on the accumulation of ethephon in tomatoes and on ethephon-stimulated ripening
Author(s) -
J. Czapski,
Marcin Horbowicz,
Jan Borkowski
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
acta agrobotanica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.4
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 2300-357X
pISSN - 0065-0951
DOI - 10.5586/aa.1988.005
Subject(s) - ethephon , ripening , chlormequat , chemistry , horticulture , transplanting , ethylene , biology , plant growth , food science , seedling , biochemistry , catalysis
In greenhouse experiment, tomato seedlings were treated with CCC (250 mg·l-1) twice before transplanting. When about 10% of fruits were showing signs of ripening (pink fruits), ethephon solution (960 mg·l-1) was applied either to leaves only or to fruits only, in order to make ripening more uniform. CCC treatment delayed the process of fruit ripening and lowered the ethephon accumulation in ripe fruits as compared to the control (CCC untreated plants). The results were similar when ethephon was applied to leaves only or to fruits only