Flushing, i.e. cyclic fluctuations in fruit yield, is an important problem in sweet pepper production. These fluctuations result from cyclic variations in fruit set. Therefore, the relationship between fruit set and plant sink and source strength was investigated in several greenhouse experiments. A decrease in plant source strength by decreasing inter-plant distance or light intensity or by le...

Plasticulture studies were continued on bell pepper. Total marketable fruit yields of 4.85, 3.94 and 3.09 tons per acre were obtained from plants grown on silver, white, and black plastic mulches, respectively. Number of fruits produced per plant followed the same trend. Individual fruit weights of 85-117g were not significantly different among treatments. Fruit set as indicated by number of fr...

Abstract This study aimed to evaluate the effect of combination between irrigation, semiprotected cultivation, and artificial pollination on yield, number fruits, mass yellow passion fruit grown under organic production. The experimental design was in randomized blocks set up split plots (2x2x2) with eight treatments four replications. plot consisted irrigation or rainfed conditions, second fac...

The effect of pre-sowing magnetic treatments was investigated on germination, growth and yield of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus cv. Sapz pari). The dry okra seeds were exposed to sinusoidal magnetic field induced by an electromagnet. The average magnetic field exposure was 99 mT for 3 and 11 min and seeds with no magnetic field treatment were considered as control. Both treated and non-treated s...

A field experiment was carried out at Horticulture Farm of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh, to assess the effect of different plant growth regulators on tomato during summer season 2011. Different plant growth regulators (PGR) viz. PGR = Control, PGR = 4-CPA (4-chloro phenoxy 0 1 acetic acid) @ 20 ppm, PGR = GA (Gibberellic Acid) @ 20 ppm and PGR = 4-CPA + GA3 @ 20...

This study shows the effect of soil structure, soil texture and different types of nutrients on the growth of Ammi visnaga (L.) Lam, as well as the yield of the fruit crop and its content of the main active principals (ɣpyrones). The study was carried out in several localities in Two Arabian countries in North Africa; Egypt and Sudan. Egypt: at three localities:-1st at Mepaco Farm in Enshas El-...

Objective: The aim of the present work was to assess the total phenolic content (TPC), total flavonoid content (TFC), and total alkaloid content (TAC) of crude hydro-methanolic seed extract of Abrus precatorius L. which is one of the beautiful seed bearing plant belonging to family Fabaceae and used extensively in many Ayurvedic preparations with significant therapeutic significance. Methods: T...

We monitored individual plants of winterberry (Ilex verticil/ala), highbush cranberry (Viburnum opulus), wild lily-of-the-valley (Maianthemum canadense), and partridgeberry (Mitchel/a repens) during two reproductive seasons to measure the disappearance of fruits (presumably removed by fruit-eating animals) in plant species whose fruits ripen in early fall but persist through the winter. Pattern...

in the open-pit mining, one of the first decisions that must be made in production planning stage, after completing the design of final pit limits, is determining of the processing plant cut-off grade. since this grade has an essential effect on operations, choosing the optimum cut-off grade is of considerable importance. different goals may be used for determining optimum cut-off grade. one of...