Effect of Plant Growth Regulators and their Methods of Application on Growth of kharif Onion (Allium cepa L.) cv Agrifound Dark Red
Year: 2019
Type: article
Abstract: An experiment was conducted in field of the nursery, Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Indore during Kharif season, 2017-2018 to see the effect of plant growth regulators and their methods of application on growth of kharif onion (Allium cepa L.) cv. Agrifound Dark Red during 2017 and result have shown significant differences among the treatments. The maximum (48.03) plant height and number of leaves, leaf length (41.53 cm), leaf width (1.63 cm), leaf area (428.53 cm2), pseudostem length (9.03 cm), fresh weight of plant (57.43g), dry weight of plant (12.11 g) were recorded under T3 (GA3 @ 100 ppm-foliar spray) at 80 days after transplanting (DAT). The maximum polar diameter (5.77 cm) and equatorial diameter (5.91cm) of onion bulb were also exhibited in the treatment T3 (GA3 @ 100ppm-foliar spray) and minimum neck thickness (1.18 cm) was recorded in treatment T3 (GA3 @ 100ppm-foliar spray).
Authors: Bhanuja Dwivedi, Garima Diwan, K. P. Asati
Institution: Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya
Language: English
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2984844674