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Gibberellin A4/A7, for induction of staminate flowers on the gynoecious cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)

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Gibberellin A4/A7 was compared with GA3 for staminate flower induction on an inbred gynoecious cucumber line grown under field conditions in Michigan. Gibberellin A4/A7 spray applications at 50 ppm were found to induce significantly greater numbers of staminate flowers than GA3 applied at 1000 ppm without causing excessive stem elongation or brittleness often associated with high dosage of GA3.

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  1. L. M. Pike

    Present address: Department of Soil and Crop Science, Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas, U.S.A.

  2. C. E. Peterson

    Present address: Crops Research Division, Department of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.A.

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  1. Department of Horticulture, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, U.S.A.

    L. M. Pike & C. E. Peterson

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Journal Paper No. 4317 of the Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station, East Lansing, Michigan, U.S.A.

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Pike, L.M., Peterson, C.E. Gibberellin A4/A7, for induction of staminate flowers on the gynoecious cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.). Euphytica 18, 106–109 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00021988

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