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Plant Physiology 86:329-331 (1988)
© 1988 American Society of Plant Biologists

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Antitranspirant Associated Abscisic Acid Effects on the Water Relations and Yield of Transplanted Bell Peppers 1

Gerald A. Berkowitz and Jack Rabin

Department of Horticulture and Forestry, Cook College-Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, Cooperative Extension Service, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, Millville, New Jersey 08332

Greenhouse and field experiments were performed to determine if increased leaf resistance induced by exogenous application of abscisic acid (ABA) could enhance the water status of transplanted bell pepper seedlings. Seedling survival and yield were also monitored in the field experiment. When seedlings were transplanted into either wet or dry potting mix in the greenhouse, ABA increased leaf resistance and leaf water potential. In the field, plots were irrigated either immediately after, or 1 day after transplanting. Under both treatments, ABA application resulted in increased leaf resistance and water potential, but seedling survival and yield were enhanced due to ABA only in plots which were irrigated 1 day after transplanting. It is concluded that antitranspirant application can reduce transplant shock and increase yield of bell pepper.

1 Paper of the Journal Series, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, Publication No. 12149-15-87, Cook College, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08903. Supported by State and Hatch Funds.




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Gas Exchange, Water Status, and Growth of Pepper Seedlings Exposed to Transient Water Deficit Stress are Differentially Altered by Antitranspirants
J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci., September 1, 2007; 132(5): 603 - 610.
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