Effect of GA 3 and kinetin on growth, yield and quality of sprouting broccoli ( Brassica oleracea var. italica)
Year: 2011
Type: article
Abstract: A field experiment was carried out during the winter season of 2009 to 2010 on sprouting broccolicultivar Palam Samridhi at Horticultural Research Centre and Department of Horticulture, H.N.B GarhwalUniversity, Srinagar (Garhwal) Uttarakhand, India. 4 weeks old seedlings were treated beforetransplanting by dipping their roots for 24 h in different concentration of GA3 (gibberellic acid), kinetinand their combinations solutions. The GA3, kinetin and their combination significantly influenced thegrowth performance, yield and quality characters of sprouting broccoli. GA3 30 mg L-1+ kinetin 30 mgL-1treatment gave maximum growth and yield of sprouting broccoli whereas, highest vitamin A contentfound with 40 mg L-1GA3 and vitamin C was found maximum in GA3 20 mg L-1+ kinetin 20 mg L-1dipping.
DOI: 10.5897/jhf.9000029
Authors: Manjit Singh, D. K. Rana, Jyoti Rawat, S. S. Rawat
Language: English
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2156050390