Time of fruit bud formation in strawberry plants as influenced by varying ratios of nitrogen
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As a result of this investigation the following conclusions were reached:
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The application of nitrogen, in any amounts, made immediately following planting does not produce any noticeable effect on the time of fruit bud differentiation in the strawberry.
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Nitrogen fertilizers applied to strawberry plants shortly after planting hasten the formation of runners and increase the number of runners produced.
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The length of the runners between rooted runner plants is not materially increased by.nitrogen fertilizers.
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Although runner production is hastened by the use of nitrogen, the actual rooting of the runner plants takes place at approximately the same time in fertilized and unfertilized plants.
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Fruit bud differentiation is associated 1vith a decrease in the length of runners produced which probably results in an accumulation of carbohydrates.
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Field conditions cannot be satisfactorily simulated under average greenhouse conditions and therefor results that are secured in greenhouse experiments cannot be deemed applicable to plants growing under field conditions.