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Effects of Low-Temperature Stress on Fertility and Fruiting of Eggplant (Solanum melongena) in a Subtropical Climate*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

J. Nothmann
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Department of Agricultural Botany, Rehovot, Israel
D. Koller
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Department of Agricultural Botany, Rehovot, Israel

Summary

Low-temperature stress in eggplant during the cool season causes gradual loss of pollen fertility and leads to the development of seedless fruit, but female fertility is not similarly affected. The temperature-induced male sterility is transient, and full pollen fertility is regained with normal seed development, as temperature conditions improve.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1975

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