Abstract
Cucumber ovaries began to show curvature when they reached a length of 4.5 mm, and at about 12 days before flowering. Ovary curvature seemed to occur subsequent to a temporary suppression of ovary growth. Thus, on a node with 2female flowers were developing, removing the tendril, 2nd female flower and lateral shoot of the node and the main stem above the node (hereafter described as neighboring organs), either alone or in combination, promoted ovary growth and consequently decreased ovary curvature of the 1st female flower. The earlier the removal, the greater its effects.Fruit curvature also occurred after the suppression of early fruit growth. Thus, removing the neighboring organs alone or in combination late after flowering had no effect on fruit growth and curvature. As far as fruit curvature is concerned, fruit growth could be divided into 3 stages: (1) increasing, (2) maximizing, and (3) decreasing stage. The decrease in curvature occurred when fruit were left to grow on after the usual harvest time for fresh fruit. Curved fruit almost recovered their normal shape when they reached their final size.The maximum curvature angle of fruit was found to occur just before harvest time, when fruit were 10-15cm in length, and 5-6 days after flowering. There was little correlation between the curvature angle and length of ovary at flowering, but there was a close correlation between the increase in curvature after flowering and the number of days from flowering to harvest.These results suggest that curvature of ovaries and fruit is the result of a temporary suppression of growth during their rapid growth periods.
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Claims 14
Claim · model-written summary
Cucumber ovaries began curving at 4.5 mm length, about 12 days before flowering.
- Taxon
- Cucumber
Cucumis sativuse0 - Organ / stage
- ovariese0
- Outcome
- began to show curvaturee0
- Value
- 4.5 mme0
- Qualifier
- about 12 days before floweringe0
Not reportedDirection
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Verbatim
e0“Cucumber ovaries began to show curvature when they reached a length of 4.5 mm, and at about 12 days before flowering.”
Claim · model-written summary
Ovary curvature appeared after temporary suppression of ovary growth.
- Taxon
- CucumberCucumis sativust0
- Organ / stage
- Ovarye0
- Outcome
- Ovary curvaturee0
- Qualifier
- temporary suppression of ovary growthe0
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Verbatim
t0“Cucumber”
e0“Ovary curvature seemed to occur subsequent to a temporary suppression of ovary growth.”
Claim · model-written summary
Removing neighboring organs promoted growth of first-flower ovaries.
- Taxon
- CucumberCucumis sativust0
- Treatment
- removing the tendril, 2nd female flower and lateral shoot of the node and the main stem above the nodee0
- Outcome
- ovary growthe0
- Direction
- promotede0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
t0“Cucumber”
e0“removing the tendril, 2nd female flower and lateral shoot of the node and the main stem above the node (hereafter described as neighboring organs), either alone or in combination, promoted ovary growth and consequently decreased ovary curvature of the 1st female flower.”
Claim · model-written summary
Removing neighboring organs reduced first-flower ovary curvature.
- Taxon
- CucumberCucumis sativust0
- Treatment
- removing the tendril, 2nd female flower and lateral shoot of the node and the main stem above the nodee0
- Outcome
- ovary curvature of the 1st female flowere0
- Direction
- decreasede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Cucumber”
e0“removing the tendril, 2nd female flower and lateral shoot of the node and the main stem above the node (hereafter described as neighboring organs), either alone or in combination, promoted ovary growth and consequently decreased ovary curvature of the 1st female flower.”
Claim · model-written summary
Earlier removal of neighboring organs had greater effects on ovaries.
- Taxon
- CucumberCucumis sativust0
- Treatment
- removale0
- Outcome
- effectse0
- Direction
- greatere0
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Verbatim
t0“Cucumber”
e0“The earlier the removal, the greater its effects.”
Claim · model-written summary
Fruit curvature also followed suppressed early fruit growth.
- Taxon
- CucumberCucumis sativust0
- Organ / stage
- Fruite0
- Outcome
- Fruit curvaturee0
- Qualifier
- suppression of early fruit growthe0
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Verbatim
t0“Cucumber”
e0“Fruit curvature also occurred after the suppression of early fruit growth.”
Claim · model-written summary
Late removal of neighboring organs did not affect fruit growth or curvature.
- Taxon
- CucumberCucumis sativust0
- Treatment
- removing the neighboring organs alone or in combination late after floweringe0
- Outcome
- fruit growth and curvaturee0
- Direction
- no effecte0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
t0“Cucumber”
e0“removing the neighboring organs alone or in combination late after flowering had no effect on fruit growth and curvature.”
Claim · model-written summary
Fruit curvature passed through increasing, maximizing and decreasing stages.
- Taxon
- CucumberCucumis sativust0
- Outcome
- 3 stages: (1) increasing, (2) maximizing, and (3) decreasing stagee0
Not reportedDirection
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Verbatim
t0“Cucumber”
e0“fruit growth could be divided into 3 stages: (1) increasing, (2) maximizing, and (3) decreasing stage.”
Claim · model-written summary
Curvature decreased when fruit remained after usual fresh harvest time.
- Taxon
- CucumberCucumis sativust0
- Organ / stage
- fruite0
- Outcome
- curvaturee0
- Direction
- decreasee0
- Qualifier
- after the usual harvest time for fresh fruite0
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Verbatim
t0“Cucumber”
e0“The decrease in curvature occurred when fruit were left to grow on after the usual harvest time for fresh fruit.”
Claim · model-written summary
Curved fruit nearly regained normal shape by final size.
- Taxon
- CucumberCucumis sativust0
- Organ / stage
- fruite0
- Outcome
- almost recovered their normal shapee0
Not reportedDirection
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Verbatim
t0“Cucumber”
e0“Curved fruit almost recovered their normal shape when they reached their final size.”
Claim · model-written summary
Maximum fruit curvature occurred just before harvest, at 10-15cm and 5-6 days after flowering.
- Taxon
- CucumberCucumis sativust0
- Organ / stage
- fruite0
- Outcome
- curvature angle of fruite0
- Direction
- maximume0
- Value
- 10-15cme0
- Qualifier
- 5-6 days after floweringe0
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Verbatim
t0“Cucumber”
e0“The maximum curvature angle of fruit was found to occur just before harvest time, when fruit were 10-15cm in length, and 5-6 days after flowering.”
Claim · model-written summary
Curvature angle correlated little with ovary length at flowering.
- Taxon
- CucumberCucumis sativust0
- Organ / stage
- ovary at floweringe0
- Outcome
- curvature anglee0
- Qualifier
- little correlatione0
Not reportedDirection
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Verbatim
t0“Cucumber”
e0“There was little correlation between the curvature angle and length of ovary at flowering”
Claim · model-written summary
Postflowering increase in curvature correlated closely with days to harvest.
- Taxon
- CucumberCucumis sativust0
- Organ / stage
- floweringe0
- Outcome
- increase in curvature after floweringe0
- Qualifier
- close correlatione0
Not reportedDirection
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Verbatim
t0“Cucumber”
e0“there was a close correlation between the increase in curvature after flowering and the number of days from flowering to harvest.”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors infer transient growth suppression during rapid growth causes ovary and fruit curvature.
- Taxon
- CucumberCucumis sativust0
- Outcome
- curvature of ovaries and fruite0
- Qualifier
- temporary suppression of growth during their rapid growth periodse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Cucumber”
e0“These results suggest that curvature of ovaries and fruit is the result of a temporary suppression of growth during their rapid growth periods.”
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