title: Effect of nitrogen application on flowering and yield of eggplant (Solanum melongena L.).
abstract: Effect of nitrogen application on number of flowers per plant, number of different types of flowers per plant, length of style, number of fruits per plant and fruit yield/ha of eggplant was investigated under controlled greenhouse conditions. Nitrogen was supplied at 50, 75, 100, 125, 150, 175 and 200 kg N/ha with one control (no nitrogen) treatment. Nitrogen supplied at 200 kg N/ha gave best results and significantly produced the highest number of flowers per plant, fruits per plant and yield (32.24 ton/ha) over control plants. Nitrogen failed to influence style length and type of flowers i.e. long, medium, pseudo-short and short styled flowers. Nitrogen application at 150 and 175 kg N/ha showed comparable results with nitrogen applied at 200 kg N/ha.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Production, Laboratory of Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture and Etnobotany, Faculty of Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, BE-9000 Gent, Belgium.
authors.forename: Suhas
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bobadi
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Van Damme
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture / Q000379:methods; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005308:Fertilizers; D035264:Flowers / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development; D005638:Fruit / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000494:pharmacology*; D032323:Solanum melongena / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D005308:Fertilizers; D009584:Nitrogen