Abstract
Two field experiments were carried out at Giza Agricultural Research Station during 1997 and 1998 seasons on Giza•85 cv. to study the response of cotton plants to the natural auxin indole acetic acid (IAA) during the flowering period. IAA was applied at start of flowering at rates of 0, 25, 50, 75 and 100 ppm as foliar spray. The obtained results revealed that IAA application affected significantly most of the chemical constituents of cotton leaves i.e., chlorophyll a, total soluble sugars and phenolic compounds especially poly-phenols. Changes in levels of promoters and inhibitors in cotton leaves were studied. Auxin-treated plants contained less levels of inhibitors and application of 75 and 100 ppm IAA exerted higher concentration of promoters which enhanced the vegetative growth and resulted in significant increases in plant height and dry matter production. IAA application of 50 ppm was resulted in plants producing higher numbers of flowers and total bolls per plant as well as higher boll setting percentage. Applying 100 ppm IAA produced less number of open bolls/plant. Boll weight, seed index, earliness percentage were increased by IAA application. Application of 50 ppm of IAA increased significantly seed cotton yield (kentar/feddan), however application of 100 ppm produced less yield as high concentration induced the vegetative growth on the expense of fruiting growth. However, lint percentage and fiber properties showed no significant response due to IAA application.
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Claim · model-written summary
IAA significantly affected cotton leaf chlorophyll, soluble sugars, and phenolic compounds.
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- cotton
Gossypium hirsutume0 - Treatment
- IAA applicatione0
- Outcome
- chemical constituents of cotton leavese0
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e0“IAA application affected significantly most of the chemical constituents of cotton leaves i.e., chlorophyll a, total soluble sugars and phenolic compounds especially poly-phenols”
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Auxin-treated cotton had lower leaf inhibitor levels.
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e0“Auxin-treated plants contained less levels of inhibitors”
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IAA at 75 and 100 ppm raised promoter concentrations.
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e0“application of 75 and 100 ppm IAA exerted higher concentration of promoters”
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IAA promoted cotton height and dry matter production.
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e0“enhanced the vegetative growth and resulted in significant increases in plant height and dry matter production”
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IAA at 50 ppm increased flowers, bolls, and boll setting.
- Treatment
- IAA application of 50 ppme0
- Outcome
- numbers of flowers and total bolls per plant as well as higher boll setting percentagee0
- Direction
- highere0
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e0“IAA application of 50 ppm was resulted in plants producing higher numbers of flowers and total bolls per plant as well as higher boll setting percentage”
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IAA at 100 ppm reduced open bolls per plant.
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e0“Applying 100 ppm IAA produced less number of open bolls/plant”
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IAA increased boll weight, seed index, and earliness percentage.
- Treatment
- IAA applicatione0
- Outcome
- Boll weight, seed index, earliness percentagee0
- Direction
- increasede0
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e0“Boll weight, seed index, earliness percentage were increased by IAA application”
Claim · model-written summary
IAA at 50 ppm significantly increased seed cotton yield.
- Taxon
- cotton
Gossypium hirsutume0 - Treatment
- 50 ppm of IAAe0
- Outcome
- seed cotton yielde0
- Direction
- increasede0
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e0“Application of 50 ppm of IAA increased significantly seed cotton yield (kentar/feddan)”
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IAA at 100 ppm reduced yield.
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e0“application of 100 ppm produced less yield”
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High IAA concentration shifted growth toward vegetation at the expense of fruiting.
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e0“high concentration induced the vegetative growth on the expense of fruiting growth”
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IAA showed no significant response in lint percentage and fiber properties.
- Treatment
- IAA applicatione0
- Outcome
- lint percentage and fiber propertiese0
- Direction
- no significant responsee0
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e0“lint percentage and fiber properties showed no significant response due to IAA application”
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