Abstract
Four commercial growth retardants (B-nine, Cycocel, A-rest and Bonzi) were compared for their effectiveness in controlling the growth and development of three ornamental flowering cabbage cultivars (white, red, and pink) and two flowering ornamental kale cultivars (frizzy red and red peacock). Two weeks after transplanting; seedlings of each cultivar were sprayed with aqueous solutions of the four commercial growth retardants. Treatments for each cultivar were arranged in a randomized complete block design with 6 replications. Plant height, plant width and dry weight were the parameters used to measure growth and development. Treatments for each cultivar were rated for head formation and color development. Results showed that all the growth retardants except for cycocel significantly affected growth and development without any effect on head formation and color development. Bonzi caused the greatest growth suppression.
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Claim · model-written summary
Growth retardants other than Cycocel significantly affected cabbage and kale growth and development.
- Taxon
- CABBAGE AND KALEt0
- Treatment
- all the growth retardants except for cycocele0
- Outcome
- growth and developmente0
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e0“all the growth retardants except for cycocel significantly affected growth and development”
t0“ORNAMENTAL FLOWERING CABBAGE AND KALE CULTIVARS”
Claim · model-written summary
Growth retardants did not affect head formation or color development.
- Taxon
- CABBAGE AND KALEt0
- Treatment
- all the growth retardants except for cycocele1
- Outcome
- head formation and color developmente0
- Direction
- without any effecte0
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Verbatim
e0“without any effect on head formation and color development”
e1“all the growth retardants except for cycocel significantly affected growth and development”
t0“ORNAMENTAL FLOWERING CABBAGE AND KALE CULTIVARS”
Claim · model-written summary
Bonzi caused the greatest growth suppression.
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Verbatim
e0“Bonzi caused the greatest growth suppression”
t0“ORNAMENTAL FLOWERING CABBAGE AND KALE CULTIVARS”
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class · quality: postharvest · Brassica oleracea (wild cabbage)Positive and negative results
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