biologia plantarum

International journal on Plant Life established by Bohumil Němec in 1959

Biologia plantarum 39:437-439, 1997 | DOI: 10.1023/A:1001096614139

Growth and photosynthesis in bell-pepper as affected by sink manipulation

R.M. Bhatt1, N.K. Srinivasa Rao1
1 Division of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bangalore, India

Developing fruits on lower nodes were major reproductive sink for photosynthates in bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L.). The removal of these fruits resulted in faster growth of other fruits on upper nodes. Sink manipulated plants have the higher rate of net photosynthetic rate at the later stages of plant development.

Keywords: Capsicum annuum; fruit load; stomatal conductance

Prepublished online: April 1, 1997; Published: November 1, 1997  Show citation

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Bhatt, R.M., & Srinivasa Rao, N.K. (1997). Growth and photosynthesis in bell-pepper as affected by sink manipulation. Biologia plantarum, 39(3), 437-439. doi: 10.1023/A:1001096614139
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