Journal of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science
Online ISSN : 1880-358X
Print ISSN : 0013-7626
ISSN-L : 0013-7626
Parthenocarpic Fruit Growth and Development of the Peach as Influenced by Gibberellin Application
Isao KIYOKAWAShoichi NAKAGAWA
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1972 Volume 41 Issue 2 Pages 133-143

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Induction of parthenocarpy in Japanese cultivars of the peach was demonstrated. Among several growth regulators examined, GA3 was only effective to induce parthenocarpic fruit in Okubo cultivar, when it was applied at a concentration of 500 or 1000ppm at the balloon stage. Moreover, GA3 was effective to induce parthenocarpy in 3 of the 6 cultivars tested, but had no effect on the ramaining 3 cultivars.
It was also found that the percentage of parthenocarpic fruit set increased with increase in a concentration of GA3, and higher percentages of parthenocarpic fruit set were obtained in repeated applications of GA3.
No effects were obtained in the growth of parthenocarpic fruit for three concentrations of GA3 when it was applied only once at the balloon stage, but pronounced effects were found in parthenocarpic fruit growth when GA3 was applied repeatedly during the early stage of fruit growth, even if it was applied at a low concentration.
Fruit quality of parthenocarpic fruit induced by GA3 was almost identical to those of pollinated fruit, although fruit size and weight were smaller than the pollinated fruit.
It was also shown that non-pollinated peach fruit will continue their further growth when GA3 at a concentration of 1000ppm was applied within 30 days after emasculation, but not thereafter.
Morphological observations showed that there were little or no differences in mesocarp thickness between seeded and parthenocarpic fruits, although some differences in cell number and cell size were found between them. While, tissue thickness of pits and pit cavity in the parthenocarpic fruit were smaller than those of the seeded one.

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