EFFECT OF ETHEPHON ON THE CAROTENE CONTENT OF EARLY PLANTED CARROTS

T.A. Bewick, L.K. Binning, P.W. Simon
Field plots were established in commercial carrot (Daucus carota) plantings in 1984 and 1985 on Houghton muck soils. Ethephon, (2-chloroethyl)phosphonic acid, was applied at various rates and timings. Results from 1984 indicated a significant increase in the micrograms of carotene per gram of fresh weight in carrots treated with ethephon at the rate of 280 g a.i./ha. Results from 1985 indicated a significant increase in the micrograms of carotene per gram of dry weight in carrots treated with ethephon at the rate of 280 g a.i. or 560 g a.i./ha.
Bewick, T.A., Binning, L.K. and Simon, P.W. (1987). EFFECT OF ETHEPHON ON THE CAROTENE CONTENT OF EARLY PLANTED CARROTS. Acta Hortic. 201, 125-132
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.1987.201.11
https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.1987.201.11

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