What causes short styles in eggplants?
Eggplant is a vegetable loved by many people and is basically grown all over our country. Eggplant cultivation is relatively simple, and the yield is also relatively high. Even so, many problems can easily arise when growing eggplants. Short styles are one of them, and short styles in eggplants directly affect the yield and quality of the eggplants. So what causes short styles in eggplants? Let's take a look together below!
1. Boron deficiency
Boron deficiency is one of the main causes of short styles in eggplants. This is especially true when growing overwintering eggplants in winter, because winter temperatures are relatively low, and the soil temperature drops as a result. This weakens the absorption capacity of the eggplant plant's roots, and if nitrogen and potassium fertilizers are also applied unreasonably, the eggplant plant's absorption of boron will be severely inhibited. This leads to poor style development in eggplants, so we must be sure to supplement eggplants with sufficient boron. An appropriate amount of foliar fertilizers such as Sulebor and borax can be sprayed onto the leaves to promote style growth.
2. Poor flower bud differentiation
Short styles in eggplants may also be caused by poor flower bud differentiation. Likewise in winter, eggplants are vulnerable to cold waves, and if the temperature inside the greenhouse stays below 5°C for a long time, it can very easily cause poor flower bud differentiation. This leads to various adverse phenomena in eggplants such as flower and fruit drop and short, small styles, reducing the yield and fruit quality of the eggplants. Therefore, we must pay attention to maintaining the temperature inside the greenhouse; the temperature must not be too low, to prevent low-temperature damage. Especially in winter, insulation work must be done well.
3. Unsuitable humidity
Humidity is also very important for the growth of eggplants; humidity that is too high or too low is very unfavorable to eggplant growth. When growing in a greenhouse, if there is a lack of water and drought, or if the humidity is too high or water accumulates, it can also easily cause poor flower bud differentiation in eggplants, leading to short, small styles and so on. Therefore, when growing eggplants, we must also pay attention to maintaining good humidity. Soil moisture should mainly follow the principle of seeing dry and seeing wet, creating good humidity conditions for eggplant growth, thereby reducing the phenomenon of short styles in eggplants.
4. Light and temperature
Finally, there are the reasons of light and temperature. If light intensity is too weak and the temperature is too low, especially during continuous cloudy days, the photosynthesis of eggplants will be seriously affected. This reduces the photosynthetic products in the eggplant plants, and the eggplants are prone to malnutrition, resulting in the phenomenon of short styles. Therefore, when growing eggplants, we should pay attention to uncovering the covering materials every morning and evening; it is best to set up reflective film to increase light intensity and duration and to control the temperature well. Only then can the phenomenon of short styles be effectively reduced.
The above is a brief introduction to what causes short styles in eggplants. That is all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only, and we hope it can help everyone!