<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In the two-factor field experiment conducted in 2002-2004 the effect of transplant age and the time of storage on the yield of broccoli cv. ‘Lord F<sub>1</sub>’ was investigated. Transplants were stored in freon cold room without access to light at +2°C and a relative air humidity of 80-85%. Both investigated factors had no significant effect on crop acceleration. Plants obtained from 4-week old transplants gained marketable yield significantly higher than plants obtained from 10-week old transplants. Significantly higher yield was obtained from transplants stored in a cooling room as compared to non-stored transplants. No univocal effect of the transplant age on the percentage of hollow stems was demonstrated.</p></abstract>

In the two-factor field experiment conducted in 2002-2004 the effect of transplant age and the time of storage on the yield of broccoli cv. ‘Lord F1’ was investigated. Transplants were stored in freon cold room without access to light at +2°C and a relative air humidity of 80-85%. Both investigated factors had no significant effect on crop acceleration. Plants obtained from 4-week old transplants gained marketable yield significantly higher than plants obtained from 10-week old transplants. Significantly higher yield was obtained from transplants stored in a cooling room as compared to non-stored transplants. No univocal effect of the transplant age on the percentage of hollow stems was demonstrated.

Effects of Age and Cold Storage of Transplants on the Growth and Quality of Broccoli Heads

Department of Vegetable Crops, Faculty of Horticulture, Agricultural University, 29 Listopada 54, 31-425 Kraków, Poland

Journal of Fruit and Ornamental Plant Research

In the two-factor field experiment conducted in 2002-2004 the effect of transplant age and the time of storage on the yield of broccoli cv. ‘Lord F1’ was...

Effects of Age and Cold Storage of Transplants on the Growth and Quality of Broccoli Heads

Published Online: Sep 07, 2007

Page range: 31 - 38

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10032-007-0005-9

Keywords
broccoli, storage period, transplant age, yield

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Effects of Age and Cold Storage of Transplants on the Growth and Quality of Broccoli Heads

Published Online: Sep 07, 2007

Page range: 31 - 38

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10032-007-0005-9

Keywordsbroccoli, storage period, transplant age, yield

This content is open access.

Keywords
broccoli, storage period, transplant age, yield