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Abnormalities in tomato fruits: Effects of fruit-setting plant hormones and nitrogen level in relation to quality and storage life of tomatoes studied
Authors
Randolph T. WeddingBernarr J. Hall
Morris J. Garber
Frank H. Takatori
Authors Affiliations
Randolph T. Wedding is Associate Plant Physiologist in Plant Biochemistry, University of California, Riverside; Bernarr J. Hall is Farm Advisor, University of California, San Diego; Morris J. Garber is Assistant Biometrician, University of California, Riverside; Frank H. Takatori is Assistant Specialist in Vegetable Crops, University of California, Riverside.Publication Information
Hilgardia 13(1):5-5. DOI:10.3733/ca.v013n01p5. January 1959.
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Abstract
Spray applications of plant growth regulators, particularly 4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid–4-CPA–are widely used in some parts of California as an aid in obtaining set of tomato fruit during periods when the environment is unfavorable for natural fruit production. This practice is followed to a considerable extent in the tomato producing areas of San Diego County during the spring and fall months when night temperatures drop below the level favorable for the growth of pollen tubes and normal fertilization of the ovary.
Wedding R, Hall B, Garber M, Takatori F. 1959. Abnormalities in tomato fruits: Effects of fruit-setting plant hormones and nitrogen level in relation to quality and storage life of tomatoes studied. Hilgardia 13(1):5-5. DOI:10.3733/ca.v013n01p5
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