Height control of Eschscholtzia californica using ancymidol, cycocel, and limited inductive photoperiod

Limited inductive photoperiod (LIP) significantly reduced stem length but had no effect on the peduncle length, leaf number, plant diameter, days from seed to first flower or days from start of long days (LD) to first flower in Eschscholtzia californica. However with fewer LD cycles, negative effects associated with LIP included an increasing number of bud abortions and plants remaining vegetative, while the number of axillary buds decreased. Ancymidol [alpha-cyclopropyl-alpha-(4-methoxyphenyl)-5- pyrimidinemethanol] at 35, 45 and 50 ppm reduced stem length, but had no effect on peduncle length. Although plant diameter was significantly reduced, ancymidol had no effect on number of leaves or days to flower. There were no bud abortions, all plants flowered successfully, and there was no negative effect on axillary bud number with the use of ancymidol. Cycocel [(2-chloroethyl) trimethylammonium chloride] had no effect on stem length or the overall plant height in the Eschscholtzia californica. In addition, cycocel proved to be ineffective on associated vegetative growth and reproductive development.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science

Level thesis:degree_level

masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Horticulture

Department dc:contributor.department

Horticulture

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Tech

Year dc:date.issued

1988

Author dc:creator

• Garrett, Elizabeth Carol Bass

Chair dc:contributor.committeechair

• Lyons, Robert E.

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Derr, Jeffrey F.
• McDaniel, Alan R.

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Dc Identifier Other

etd-07212010-020448

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/43860