Foliar ethephon caused an all-male cucumber line to produce pistillate flowers.

(2-chloroethyl)phosphonic acid · phenology · Cucumis sativus (cucumber)Results differ

12 papers in the same direction as this claim

1. positive
   Ethrel treatment of the shoot tip or roots induced pistillate flowers only in the presence of mature leaves.

   Role of Leaves in Ethylene-induced Femaleness of Cucumber Plants · 1987 · compared with absence of mature leaves

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2. positive
   Foliar Ethrel 200 ppm reduced the number of male flowers of cucumber (90.75) most among the treatments, compared with female flowers (52.08).

   Effect of different plant growth regulators on growth, yield and quality parameters of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) cv. Kalyanpur green · 2021

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3. positive
   At 150 ppm, ethephon increased female flower number and sex ratio.

   Growth, yield, and fruit quality responses of three cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) varieties to different ethephon concentrations · 2022 · compared with no ethephon

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4. positive
   After Ethrel treatment, flowering resumed 15-18 days later in all treated plants.

   Effects of 2-Chloroethylphosphonic Acid Treatment at Various Stages of Cucumber Development1 · 1970

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5. positive
   Ethephon increased pistillate flower numbers after 0.5 hours of foliage contact before rinsing.

   The Speed at which Ethephon Enters Cucumber Leaves · 1986

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6. positive
   Ethephon increased pistillate flower number in monoecious inbreds.

   Evaluation of the cucumber germplasm collection for fruit yield and quality · 2000

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7. positive
   Ethephon induced earlier female flower production.

   EFFECT OF FOLIAR APPLICATIONS OF ASCORBIC ACID, ETHREL AND THEIR COMBINATIONS ON GROWTH, YIELD AND ENDOGENOUS HORMONES IN CUCUMBER PLANTS · 2002

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8. positive
   Ethephon increased female flower production relative to water and GA3 at all stages.

   EFFECT OF ETHEPHON AND GA3 ON SEX EXPRESSION OF GYNOECIOUS CUCUMBERS (CUCUMIS SATIVUS L.). · 1991 · compared with water or GA3 treatments

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4 papers more in this group

application · phenology · Cucumis sativus (cucumber)Positive and negative results

5 papers in the same direction as this claim · 2 in the opposite direction

1. negative
   Plants of salvia and cucumber grown from paclobutrazol-soaked seeds flowered 7-10 days later.

   Controlling seedling height by treating seeds with plant growth regulators · 2004

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2. negative
   NAA spray had a lower effect on pistillate flower appearance than Ethrel.

   Porównanie wpływu opryskiwania roztmorem NAA i Ethrelu na wzrost i kwitnienie ogórka (Cucumis sativus L.) odm. 'Monastyrski' [Comparison of the influence of sprays with NAA and Enthrel solution on the growth and flowering of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) Monastyrski variety] · 2015 · compared with Ethrel

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3. positive
   Foliar spraying of acetylene increased the number of female flowers in cucumber.

   Applying Calcium Carbide Solution Affect Sex Expression and Increases Yield of Monoicous Cucumber · 2017

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4. positive
   FYM, biofertilizers and foliar selenium minimized days to first male flower, its node number, and male flower number.

   EFFECT OF ORGANIC MANURES AND BIOFORTIFICATION OF SELENIUM ON PHYSIOLOGICAL AND FLOWERING PARAMETERS OF CUCUMBER (CUCUMIS SATIVUS L.) · 2021

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5. positive
   Foliar sprays increased the number of pistillate flowers in the cucumber cultivar Pioneer.

   Response of Cucumber to Soil and Foliar Application of Ethephon1 · 1974

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6. positive
   The flowering phase of cucumber was accelerated by 1.3-1.5 days with Phomazin+Filvimax treatment.

   Application of complex micro fertilizers in protected soil · 2023

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7. positive
   Ethephon at 300 ppm with 3G-cutting pruning gave the highest number of female flowers.

   Growth, flowering, and yield of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) as influenced by a plant growth regulator and pruning method · 2024

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