HYBRID SQUASH FRUIT PRODUCTION WITH THE APPLICATION OF 2.4-D ON THE FLOWERS

Authors

  • Antônio Pasqualetto
  • Natan Fontoura da Silva
  • Gustavo Pazzetti Ordonez
  • Rhard Willian Barcelos

Keywords:

2, 4-D, hybrid squash, fruits

Abstract

For turn round the imperfect in the squash hybrid pollination process “Tetsukabuto” and to assure the fruits perfect development, it can be adopted the chemical substances use that stimulate parthenocarpy. It objectified therefore evaluate your performance in increasing doses function of 2.4–D (0, 50, 100, 150 and 200 mg/L de 2.4-D) applied in the feminine flowers. The results demonstrated that the dose of 150 mg/L of 2.4-D tended to elevate the fruits number for plant and the middleweight of the fruits for plant, however, significative only was going demonstrated for fruits total weight for plant, with increase in the production in the order of 68.10% when compared the control.

KEY-WORDS: 2,4-D; hybrid squash; fruits.

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Author Biography

Antônio Pasqualetto

Escola de Agronomia da Universidade Federal de Goiás - C. P. 131. CEP 74001-970 - Goiânia, GO.

Published

2007-11-28

How to Cite

PASQUALETTO, A.; SILVA, N. F. da; ORDONEZ, G. P.; BARCELOS, R. W. HYBRID SQUASH FRUIT PRODUCTION WITH THE APPLICATION OF 2.4-D ON THE FLOWERS. Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical [Agricultural Research in the Tropics], Goiânia, v. 31, n. 1, p. 29–34, 2007. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/pat/article/view/2522. Acesso em: 18 jul. 2024.

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Research Article