Effect of male bud flower removal on yield and quality of ‘Dwarf Cavendish’ banana

Balkiç, Recep; Gunes, Esma; Altinkaya, Lokman; Gübbük, Hamide

doi:10.17660/actahortic.2016.1139.101

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“…Complete statistical results are listed in a final table (Table 5). However, high plant fertility would negatively affect the quality of the harvest, which, in conventional agriculture, would require flower removal intervention to boost the quality [28][29][30]. The role of plant regulators has been limited mainly to this growth stage of plants to control fruit set [31] and simultaneously boost the quantity and quality of yield [32].…”

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An Assessment of Seaweed Extracts: Innovation for Sustainable Agriculture

Chami¹,

Galli²

2020

Agronomy

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Plant growth regulators (PGRs) are described in the literature as having a significant role in securing crop management of modern agriculture in conditions of abiotic and biotic stressors. A joint field experiment was carried out to assess the role of seaweed-based extracts in pear trees and to test the “less for more” theory, which consists of getting more and better agricultural produce using fewer innovative inputs. The trials took place on two production seasons (from March till September 2018–2019) and the selected case study was on a pear orchard (Pyrus communis L. cv. Abate Fètel) in Emilia Romagna (Italy) by Fondazione Navarra and Timac Agro Italia S.p.A. Results demonstrate that, depending on the yearly climate conditions, it was possible to substantially reduce the primary nutrients by 35–46% and total fertilisation units applied by 13% and significantly improve quantitative and qualitative production indicators (average weight of fruits (5%) and total yield (19–55%)). Results also confirm a positive correlation between plant growth regulators and agronomic efficiency of pears which increased between five and nine times compared to the conventional nutrition programme. These outcomes constitute scientific evidence for decision making in farm management.

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An Assessment of Seaweed Extracts: Innovation for Sustainable Agriculture

Chami¹,

Galli²

2020

Agronomy

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“…Study site [64-74] [74-84] [84-94] [94-104] [104-114] [114-124] [124-134] [134-144] [144-154] [154-164] [164-174] [174-184] [184-194] [194-204] [204-214] [214-224] [224-234] [234-244] [244-254] [254-264] [264-274] contain few pollen grains per anther (Daniells et al, 1994;Lemoine et al, 2013;De Schepper et al, 2013;Balkic et al, 2016;Jensen et al, 2016). CARBAP 832 yields an average of 200 seed per bunch and up to 470 seed in a single bunch, when pollinated with a seedy fertility reference Calcutta 4.…”

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“…In industrial dessert banana plantations, the removal of the male bud is a common practice carried out a few days after the last bunch of fruit appears. This removal is made to improve the following parameters: the final dimensions of fruit, fruit filling, yield, and quality characteristics at harvest maturity (Balkic et al, 2016). Indeed, the male bud represent an important competing photosynthetic sink for developing banana fruit (Daniells et al, 1994).…”

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Suppression of female flowers and pollen fertility of male flowers of banana plants

Dzoyem,

Kapuku,

Ndiang

et al. 2023

Pesq. agropec. bras.

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The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of the suppression of female flowers on the pollen fertility of male flowers of banana plants. Two modes of female flower suppression, one partial and one complete, were applied shortly after flowering to diploid, triploid, and tetraploid banana genotypes. The effect of flower suppression on the number of male flowers and the length of their anthers was evaluated, as well as pollen viability and the size and number of pollen grains per anther. Pollination tests were performed to evaluate the number of seed obtained from the progeny of some genotypes. The total suppression of female flowers significantly increases pollen fertility, estimated by an increase in the number of pollen grains per anther (up to 80% per anther). Total female flower suppression also improves significantly seed production in the crosses (from 35 to 160% per pollinated bunch), which suggests a positive influence of the sap flowing through the bunch on the efficiency of banana pollen.

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