Saeed Jafari

[ 1 ] - Applying Calcium Carbide Solution Affect Sex Expression and Increases Yield of Monoicous Cucumber

Sex expression in cucumber is influenced by hormonal and environmental factors such as day length and temperature. Increasing female flowers that will develop to fruit is a trick for increasing yield, hence it’s importance. Likewise, it would help breeders through hybridizing process. Ethylene as a plant hormone is known to increase female flowers of most members of Cucurbitaceae family but as ...