Fruit growth

Tromp, J. and Wertheim, S.J. (2005). Fruit growth and development , in Tromp J., Webster A.D. and Wertheim, S.J. Fundamentals ofTemperate Zone Tree Fruit Production, Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, 240-262. 

After the flowering in October, fruit growth of tea is almost unchanged until spring, and then proceeds progressively until the fruit is full-ripened and dried (151. The seeds are then shed in November, and lose viability after several months. The contents of purine alkaloids in the seeds of coffee and tea plants are given in Table I. 

There are two periods in which trees are sensitive to lack of light. The first is shortly after flowering (when lack of light results in smaller fruit and can lead to increased fruit drop in June), and the second period is before harvesting (when lack of light affects fruit growth and surface colour). 

Fruit Growth. Perhaps the most obvious growth regulator goal in cotton culture is to discover a way to promote fiber production chemi-... 

Ethylene promotes a large array of responses in seeds, plants, and fruits (Table I), some similar to and some dissimilar to effects of auxins. Those with actual or potential commercial application include (a) growth promotion of seedlings (rice), (b) inhibition of height growth, (c) root initiation, (d) chlorophyll destruction (citrus), (e) flower initiation (pineapple, bromeliads), (f) stimulation of fruit growth (figs). 

Pigment synthesis inhibition Flower initiation Flower inhibition Flower sex shifts Fruit growth stimulation Fruit degreening Fruit ripening Respiratory changes Storage product hydrolysis Latex secretion promotion... 

Biochemical studies carried out at the Pasadena laboratory have shown how, where and when limonoids are biosynthesized and accumulate in citrus. The recent discovery of limonoid glucosides has cleared an unanswered question of how limonoid aglycones disappear at late stages of fruit growth and maturation. 

Inglesse, P., Barone, E. and Gullo, G. (1996). The effect of complementary irrigation on fruit growth, ripening pattern and soil characteristics of olive (Olea europaea L) cv. Carolea. The Journal ofEIorticultural Science and Biotechnology, 71, 257-263. 

Inglese, R, GuUo, G., and Pace, L. S. 1999. Summer drought effects on fruit growth, ripening and accumulation and composition of Carolea olive oil. Acta Hort. (ISHS) 474 269-274. 

Rondanini, D., Savin, R. and Hall, A. J. 2003. Dynamics of fruit growth and oil quality of sunflower Helianthus annuus L.) exposed to brief intervals of high temperature during grain filling. Field Crops Research 83 79-90. 

A general conclusion can be drawn that GAs synthesized in developing seeds are involved in seed and fruit growth in some instances growth of the seed tissues correlates to the level of hormones (GAs in Pisum) [29] as maturation proceeds, there is a build-up of conjugated GAs. 

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