S. Shannon
Sep 1, 1976
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Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science
Abstract
Application of equimolar solutions of (2-chloroethyl)phosphonic acid and the mono-2-chloroethyl ester of the acid to monoecious cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) plants resulted in equal retardation of internode growth and equal conversion to gynoecious flowering habit for the first 8 nodes. However, the effects of the ester persisted for 4 or more nodes longer than those of the acid for both parameters. Both peroxidase activity and ethylene evolution were 10-fold greater in plants treated with the acid than in those treated with the ester.