What causes short styles in eggplants
Eggplant is a vegetable loved by many people and is basically grown in every part of our country. Eggplant is relatively simple to grow and its yield is also fairly high. Even so, many problems can easily arise when growing eggplants. Short styles are one of them, and short styles in eggplants directly affect both the yield and the 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 plant's absorption of boron is severely inhibited. This leads to poor style development in the eggplant, so we must be sure to supplement the eggplant with sufficient boron. An appropriate amount of foliar fertilizers such as Solubor and borax can be sprayed onto the leaves to promote style growth.
2. Poor flower bud differentiation
Short styles in eggplants can also be caused by poor flower bud differentiation. Likewise in winter, eggplants are susceptible to cold waves, and if the temperature inside the greenhouse stays below 5 degrees 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 both the yield and the fruit quality of the eggplants. Therefore we must pay attention to maintaining a good temperature inside the greenhouse; the temperature must not be too low, to prevent low-temperature damage. Especially in winter, the insulation work must be done well.
3. Unsuitable humidity
Humidity is also very important for the growth of eggplants, and humidity that is too high or too low is very unfavorable to their growth. When growing in a greenhouse, if there is a water shortage 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 should also pay attention to maintaining good humidity. Soil humidity should mainly follow the principle of seeing dry and seeing wet, creating good humidity conditions for eggplant growth and thereby reducing the phenomenon of short styles in eggplants.
4. Light and temperature
The last cause is light and temperature. If light intensity is too weak and the temperature is too low, especially during consecutive cloudy days, the photosynthesis of the eggplant is severely affected. This reduces the photosynthetic products in the eggplant plant, and the eggplant is prone to malnutrition, resulting in the phenomenon of short styles. Therefore when growing eggplants, we should pay attention to uncovering the coverings every morning and evening, and it is best to set up reflective film to increase light intensity and duration and to control the temperature well, so as to effectively reduce the phenomenon of short styles.
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!