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Influence of amount and arrangement of pollinated flowers on squash hybrid seed production
Article number
1151_30
Pages
189 – 194
Language
English
Abstract
The low yield obtained on squash hybrid seed production in Brazil has contributed for an increasing of seed import, mainly from Japan.
A field trial was carried out at Embrapa Vegetables, Brazil to evaluate the effects of amount and arrangement of pollinated flowers in the production and physiological quality of ‘Jabras’ hybrid seeds, a tetsukabuto type squash.
The experimental design was randomized, using three replicates of 20 plants plot-1 and six treatments, pollinating the following flowers: first; first and second; only first, second and third; only second; second and third; and only third.
The pollination of the first or second flower, independently of their location, resulted in the highest seed production due to the higher fruit set.
A field trial was carried out at Embrapa Vegetables, Brazil to evaluate the effects of amount and arrangement of pollinated flowers in the production and physiological quality of ‘Jabras’ hybrid seeds, a tetsukabuto type squash.
The experimental design was randomized, using three replicates of 20 plants plot-1 and six treatments, pollinating the following flowers: first; first and second; only first, second and third; only second; second and third; and only third.
The pollination of the first or second flower, independently of their location, resulted in the highest seed production due to the higher fruit set.
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Authors
W.M. Nascimento, G.P. Lima, R. Carmona, P.P. Silva, R.A. Freitas
Keywords
Cucurbita maxima, Cucurbita moschata, fruit set, seed quality
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