Effects of gibberellic acid and prohexadione-calcium on growth, chlorophyll fluorescence and quality of okra plant
2007
Ilias, I | Ouzounidou, G | Giannakoula, A | Papadopoulou, P
The experiment was conducted to identify the response of three cultivars of okra [Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench] to exogenous hormones [gibberellic acid-(GA₃) and prohexadione-Ca] applied as foliar spray. Stem and leaf dry masses and stem length were significantly enhanced by the application of exogenous GA₃, but prohexadione-Ca inhibited growth. Control and prohexadione-Ca treated okra plants took more time to bloom than did GA₃ treated plants. In the fruits of all the cultivars a decrease in fructose content was observed, while protein content remained almost unchanged after the application of the two growth regulators. The small changes in chlorophyll a fluorescence characteristics observed under prohexadione-Ca suggested a weakening of the photochemical processes near the photosystem 2 reaction centre. The lowering of ratio between maximum time to reach maximum fluorescence, Fm (Tmax) and Area (sum of Fm-Ft for t = 0 to t = Tmax) caused by GA₃ was probably due to the increase of Area rather than to changes in Tmax.
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