ISHS Acta Horticulturae 558: I International Symposium on Litchi and Longan
A STUDY OF SOME INTERNAL FACTORS AFFECTING FRUIT SIZE IN LITCHI |
| Authors: | F.F. Gao, D.C. Chen, Z.H. Song, G.B. Hu, X.M. Huang |
| Keywords: | fruit size, hormonal balance, litchi chinensis |
| Abstract:
Growth of fruit and hormonal balance were studied in the large and the normal fruit in litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) cvs Wanxuan No.5 and Nuomici. Large fruit had a large seed, long liquid endosperm life span, and high ratio of gibberellin (GA) + indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) + isopentenyl adenosine (iPA)/abscisic acid (ABA) in the ovaries, fruitlets, and in the pericarp. They also had a large pericarp and aril, and the coordinated growth between the two tissues. Fruit development in ‘Wanxuan No.5’ was in the order of seed, pericarp and aril. | |
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