African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12496

Full Length Research Paper

The efficacy of endogenous gibberellic acid for parthenocarpy in eggplant (Solanum melongena L.)

  Hatice Filiz Boyaci*, Asu Oguz, Keziban Meryem Yazici and Ahmet Eren
Bati Akdeniz Agricultural Research Institute, Antalya, Turkey.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 19 May 2011
  •  Published: 11 July 2011

Abstract

 

Eggplants are generally grown by winter in Mediterranean areas. Therefore, growers prefer to use parthenocarpic fruit and plant growth regulators. This study determined the relationship between flower development and gibberellic acid (GA3) levels in parthenocarpic and non-parthenocarpic eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) genotypes. A single crop was grown in an unheated greenhouse at the Bati AkdenizAgricultural Research Institute, Antalya, Turkey, and samples were collected from November to March, GA3 levels were measured with reverse phase high performance liquid chromatography at five different stages between small buds and small fruits. The results showed that there was no relationship between flower development and GA3 levels in parthenocarpic and non-parthenocarpic eggplant genotypes.

 

Key words: HPLC, relation, cultivation, greenhouse, genotype, flower.

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