Bird’s eye chilli (Capsicum frutescens L.) is considered as one of the emerging spice crop, having various health benefits and very high demand in national and international markets. So, as no much work on systemic cultivation of the crop is done the present investigation was planned to study the response of the crop to different growth stimulants. An investigation was conducted at College of Horticulture, Mudigere during the year 2022-23 to study the effect of plant growth stimulants on growth and yield of bird’s eye chilli. The statistical design adopted is Randomized Complete Block Design with thirteen treatments. Among the different treatments, foliar application of GA3 @ 75 ppm recorded significantly maximum plant height (83.59 cm) and plant spread (3014.10 cm2). The treatment T12 (Humic acid @ 0.50 %) recorded maximum number of primary branches per plant (12), fruit length (1.72 cm), fruit width (5.97 mm), single fruit weight (0.67 g), fresh yield per plant (244.93 g) and dry yield per plant (93.30 g). The results revealed that foliar application of humic acid @ 0.50 per cent at 60, 90 and 120 DAT would help in improving plant growth and yield attributes of bird’s eye chilli.

Bird’s eye chill, GA3, Humic acid, Growth and Yield

The treatment T4 (GA3 @7 5 PPM) recorded significantly superior growth attributes over the other treatments studied. Treatment T12 (Humic acid @ 0.5%) recorded significantly higher yield attributes over all the treatments. Hence, it can be concluded from the study that foliar application of Humic acid @ 0.5% at 60, 90 and 120 DAT will improve plant growth and fruit yield in bird’s eye chilli.

Anand Rathod, Bhoomika, H. R., Sanjeevraddi G. Reddi and Yogeshkumar B. (2023). Influence of Growth Stimulants on Growth and Yield of Bird’s Eye Chilli (Capsicum frutescens L.). Biological Forum – An International Journal, 15(11): 366-369.