[FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]Effect of three major mineral supplements (NPK) on sex expression of fluted pumpkin, [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]Telfairia occidentalis [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]Hook F. was investigated. The potassium containing nutrient supplements K, NK and PK promoted staminate flowering or caused a shift toward maleness while nitrogen and phosphorous containing nutrient supplements (N, P, NP and NK) promoted pistillate flowering or caused a shift toward femaleness. The influence of mineral nutrients on the hormonal balance for sex expression in the species is discussed. [/FONT][/FONT]
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