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Ethrel effects on sex expression, and growth development in pickling cucumbers
Authors
W. L. SimB. L. Gledhill
Authors Affiliations
William L. Sims is Extension Vegetable Crops Specialist, University of California, Davis; Brent L. Gledhill is Lab Technician, University of California, Davis.Publication Information
Hilgardia 23(2):4-6. DOI:10.3733/ca.v023n02p4. February 1969.
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Abstract
Total femaleness of flowers induced by applications of the plant growth regulator Ethrel resulted in smaller plant size, higher plant populations, and earlier maturity—all important factor in once-over mechanical harvesting of cucumbers for pickling.
Sim W, Gledhill B. 1969. Ethrel effects on sex expression, and growth development in pickling cucumbers. Hilgardia 23(2):4-6. DOI:10.3733/ca.v023n02p4
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