Cultural practices can affect the quality of pineapple fruits and its variation. The objectives of this study were to investigate (a) effects of weight class and type of planting material on fruit quality, heterogeneity in quality and proportion and yield of fruits meeting European export standards, and (b) the improvement in quality, proportion and yield of fruits meeting export standards when...

In recent years the macadamia [Macadanmia ternifolia F. von Mueller, var. integrifolia (Maiden and Betche) Maiden] has assumed increasing commercial importance in the Hawaiian Islands. The Hawaii Agricultural Experiment Station has placed emphasis on establishing varieties and developinig improved cultural practices, and toward the latter end it has becoine desirable to secure knowledge concern...

Climate warming can shift the reproductive phenology of plant, and hence dramatically reduced the reproductive capacity both of density-dependent and -independent plant species. But it is still unclear how climate warming affects flowering phenology and reproductive allocation of plant under different planting densities. Here, we assessed the impact of simulated warming on flowering phenology a...

Two pomegranate cultivars, Mollar de Elche, native to Spain, and Wonderful, the most widely cultivated variety in world, were studied a commercial orchard Sicily, their phenological behavior was compared. During development of fruit, dimensional growth monitored, after harvest, physicochemical sensory analyses carried out highlight differences between fruit two cultivars. Results showed that El...

This study aims to determine the best concentration of wood vinegar on growth and yield okra plants ( Abelmoschus esculantus L). research has been carried out in Kenten Laut, Sukamaju, Sako, Palembang Indonesia from October 2017 January 2018. The design was Randomized Block Design (RBD) with 5 (five) treatments replications. treatment studied vinegar, namely P0 = control, P1 10 ml vinegar/liter...

Enhancing water use efficiency of coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) is a major focus for coriander breeding to cope with drought stress. The purpose of this study was; (a) to identify the predominant mechanism(s) of drought resistance in coriander and (b) to evaluate the genetic control mechanism(s) of traits associated with drought resistance and higher fruit yield. To reach this purpose, 15 h...

The solanaceous group of vegetables (tomato, eggplant, chili and bell peppers) generally take up large amounts of nutrients. The amount of nutrients they take up depends on the quantity of fruit and dry matter they produce, which in turn is influenced by a number of genetic and environmental variables. For tomato to produce 1 mt of fresh fruit, plants need to absorb, on average, 2.5 to 3 kg N, ...

In China, grape is one of the top five fruit crops for both bearing acreage and production. Recently, national production has been stalling because an increase in drought events. order to combat adverse effects on production, it imperative understand historical trend frequency during growing season. this study, we focused agricultural four growth periods grape: bud break-flowering, flowering-ve...

Fruit morphogenesis is a process unique to flowering plants, and yet little is known about its developmental control. Following fertilization, fruits typically undergo a dramatic enlargement that is accompanied by differentiation of numerous distinct cell types. We have identified a mutation in Arabidopsis called fruitfull (ful-1), which abolishes elongation of the silique after fertilization. ...

This investigation was undertaken to study the effect of boron on flower and fruit setting and yield of ratoon crop of brinjal (Solanum melongina L) in the Eastern Region of Sri Lanka. The treatments were arranged in a Randomized Complete Design (RCBD) replicated three times. The treatments were defined as follows: T1-50 ppm, T2-100 ppm; T3-150 ppm and T4Control along with recommended fertilize...