Research on the potential of increasing the number of fruits and the quantity of seeds in eggplant using flowering stimulators

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to evaluate the potential of some flowering stimulators to improve the quantity of eggplant fruits, but also the quantity of seeds, if the purpose of the culture is the seed production. There were used two varieties of Romanian eggplant, Luiza and Belona, which were treated with four flowering stimulators. The quantity of fruits that reached physiological maturity per plant and per hectare, the weight of fruits per hectare and the weight of seeds per hectare were measured. Some flowering stimulators used for treatments significantly improved fruit yield and seed quantity.