Fereshteh Kamiab
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In this research, the effect of putrescine, spermine and spermidine on the vase life of cut red carnation (Red Corsa) and some physiological traits was investigated in horticultural laboratory of Azad University branch Rafsanjan in 2015. Therefore, an experiment based on completely randomized design ...
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In this research, the effect of putrescine, spermine and spermidine on the vase life of cut red carnation (Red Corsa) and some physiological traits was investigated in horticultural laboratory of Azad University branch Rafsanjan in 2015. Therefore, an experiment based on completely randomized design with tree levels of 1, 2 and 3mM of putrescine and 0.5, 1 and 2mM of spermidine and 1, 2 and 3mM of spermine with 3 replications was performed. The recorded traits included vase life and morphological and physiological factors. The results indicated that all of the treatments increased vase life significantly compared to control treatment. On the other hand polyamines decreased ethylene production. Spermidineof 2 mM caused the highest vase life and the lowest ethylene production. All of the treatments especially 2 mM of Spermidine increased flower diameter and solution uptake content significantly compared to control treatment and 2 Mm of spermidine have been the most effective treatment. 1 and 2 mM of spermidine were only treatments that don’t reduce dry matter percentage significantly in the flowers. 2 mM of Spermidine caused the maximum amount of physiological traits as protein, chlorophyll and total soluble solids in the leaves of flowers. Therefore, 2 mM of Spermidine is suggested as the best treatment to increase postharvest life in Carnation cv. Red Corsa.
Fereshteh Kamiab; Mohamad Abedini; Masoud Khezri
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Generally, fruit trees should produce sufficient yield annually through their economic life. Fruit trees usually produce flowers over their ability of productivity. If all of the flowers are converted to fruit, the tree will be weak and poor smaller fruit will be produced and it may cause alternate bearing. ...
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Generally, fruit trees should produce sufficient yield annually through their economic life. Fruit trees usually produce flowers over their ability of productivity. If all of the flowers are converted to fruit, the tree will be weak and poor smaller fruit will be produced and it may cause alternate bearing. Thus some flowers must be removed by hand, mechanically or chemically. In this study, the effects of hand thinning (10, 20 and 40 percent cluster elimination) and foliar treatment of Naphthalene Acetic Acid (5, 10, 20 and 40 mg/l) and ethephon (25, 50, 100 and 200 mg/l) on fruit thinning rate and on some quantitative and qualitative characters of seedless barberry fruit were investigated as a completely randomized block design in research garden of Birjand University in 2014. The results indicated that Naphthalene acetic acid and Ethephon application caused effective fruit thinning. The highest rate of thinning was observed in Naphthalene acetic acid (10 mg/l) and ethephon (50 mg/l) treatments. These treatments also increased the yield rate in comparison to control. Hand thinning, Naphthalene Acetic Acid and Ethephon application increased the length, diameter and volume of fruit, fresh weight (100 berry), dry weight (100 berry), anthocyanins, ascorbic acid, total soluble solids, total soluble solids to acid ratio. Thus both chemical treatments are suitable and ethephon (50 mg/l) is the best treatment.