Abstract
In eggplant cultivars Black Beauty, Emi, Long Negro and Tsakoniki cultivated for seed, flower induction and flower weight decreased in the presence of developing fruit on the plant. Harvesting prior to maturity (25-35 days after anthesis), aimed at increasing flower induction and fruit set, resulted in small seeds that failed to germinate or germinated poorly. When these fruit were stored for 20 days at 25±3 0 C before seed extraction, seed size and germination increased indicating seed filling and maturation ('after-ripening') within the harvested fruit. In year 1, a single application of ethylene before storage increased the germination of Black Beauty and Long Negro harvested 25-35 days after anthesis, but reduced that of Emi and Tsakoniki. In year 2, ethylene application once before the storage of fruits harvested 35 days after anthesis promoted the germination of Tsakoniki and Emi, and when ethylene was applied three times germination was increased further. The possible applications of early harvest, fruit storage prior to seed extraction and ethylene treatment to eggplant seed production are discussed.
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Claims 7
Claim · model-written summary
Developing fruit reduced eggplant flower induction and flower weight.
- Taxon
- eggplant
Solanum melongenae0 - Organ / stage
- flowere0
- Outcome
- flower induction and flower weighte0
- Direction
- decreasede0
- Qualifier
- in the presence of developing fruite0
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Verbatim
e0“In eggplant cultivars Black Beauty, Emi, Long Negro and Tsakoniki cultivated for seed, flower induction and flower weight decreased in the presence of developing fruit on the plant”
Claim · model-written summary
Harvest at 25 to 35 days after anthesis produced small poorly germinating seeds.
- Taxon
- eggplantSolanum melongenat0
- Treatment
- Harvesting prior to maturity (25-35 days after anthesis)e0
- Outcome
- small seeds that failed to germinate or germinated poorlye0
Not reportedComparatorDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Harvesting prior to maturity (25-35 days after anthesis), aimed at increasing flower induction and fruit set, resulted in small seeds that failed to germinate or germinated poorly”
t0“EGGPLANT”
Claim · model-written summary
Storing harvested fruit for 20 days increased seed size and germination.
- Taxon
- eggplantSolanum melongenat0
- Treatment
- stored for 20 days at 25±3 0 C before seed extractione0
- Outcome
- seed size and germinatione0
- Direction
- increasede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“When these fruit were stored for 20 days at 25±3 0 C before seed extraction, seed size and germination increased”
t0“EGGPLANT”
Claim · model-written summary
One ethylene application increased germination of Black Beauty and Long Negro in year one.
- Taxon
- eggplantSolanum melongenat0
- Material
- Black Beauty and Long Negroe0
- Treatment
- a single application of ethylene before storagee0
- Outcome
- germinatione0
- Direction
- increasede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“In year 1, a single application of ethylene before storage increased the germination of Black Beauty and Long Negro harvested 25-35 days after anthesis”
t0“EGGPLANT”
Claim · model-written summary
One ethylene application reduced germination of Emi and Tsakoniki in year one.
- Taxon
- eggplantSolanum melongenat0
- Material
- Emi and Tsakonikie0
- Treatment
- ethylenee0
- Outcome
- germinatione0
- Direction
- reducede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“In year 1, a single application of ethylene before storage increased the germination of Black Beauty and Long Negro harvested 25-35 days after anthesis, but reduced that of Emi and Tsakoniki”
t0“EGGPLANT”
Claim · model-written summary
One ethylene application promoted Tsakoniki and Emi germination in year two.
- Taxon
- eggplantSolanum melongenat0
- Material
- Tsakoniki and Emie0
- Treatment
- ethylene application oncee0
- Outcome
- germinatione0
- Direction
- promotede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“In year 2, ethylene application once before the storage of fruits harvested 35 days after anthesis promoted the germination of Tsakoniki and Emi”
t0“EGGPLANT”
Claim · model-written summary
Three ethylene applications further increased germination in year two.
- Taxon
- eggplantSolanum melongenat0
- Treatment
- ethylene was applied three timese0
- Outcome
- germinatione0
- Direction
- increasede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“when ethylene was applied three times germination was increased further”
t0“EGGPLANT”
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