Response of Growth, Flowering and Fruiting Parameters of Bell pepper cv. Indra against different Levels of Plant Growth Regulators under Protected conditions

Author: Muneeb ul Rehman, Kulveer Singh Yadav* and Sachin Kishor

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Abstract

Olericulture is a lucrative activity because of potential profits, opportunities to farmers for better income and support for the food processing industry. The lockdown posed challenges to this sector which will have implications for the future. Thus present experiment was carried out to examine the response of growth, flowering and fruiting parameters of bell pepper cv. Indra against different levels of plant growth regulators under protected conditions at Agriculture Farm, School of Agricultural Sciences & Technology, RIMT University, Mandi Gobindgarh, Punjab, India during 2020-21 by using cultivar Indra with three replications and obtained was subjected to statistical analysis by using RBD at 5% of CD. The experimental material for the study comprised of two plant growth regulators with three concentrations (GA3 25, 50 & 75 ppm; NAA 50, 100 & 150 ppm) and a control. Under growth parameters, highest plant height (67.27 cm) and inter-nodal distance (6.73 cm) recorded with the applicat

Keywords

Plant growth regulators, GA3, NAA, Bell pepper and Indra

Conclusion

On the basis of present study it may be conclude that micronutrients significantly increased overall growth and development of bell pepper plant. It was found that effect of treatment T7 (NAA @ 150 ppm) was excreted significant effect on growth, flowering and fruiting parameters of bell pepper cv Indra.

References

INTRODUCTION Bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) is a member of family Solanaceae, commonly known as Shimla mirch. Bell peppers are native to Mexico with centre of diversity in South America (Gonzalez and Bosland, 1991). All the cultivated as well as wild species are diploid (2n=24). The bell pepper is a fruit vegetable well known for its high content in bioactive compounds and strong antioxidant capacity. All fresh peppers are excellent sources of vitamins C, K, carotenoids, and flavonoids (Dias, 2013). It was introduced in India by the Britishers in the 19th century in Shimla hills. It is commercially grown in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu Kashmir, Uttrakhand, Arunachal Pradesh and Darjeeling hills of West Bengal during summer months and as autumn crop in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Bihar. Capsicum was grown on an area of 46 Tha with annual production of 288 TMT in India. In Punjab, bell pepper is grown on an area of 0.51 Tha with annual production of 4.81 TMT (Jindal and Dhaliwal

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Muneeb ul Rehman, Kulveer Singh Yadav and Sachin Kishor (2022). Response of Growth, Flowering and Fruiting Parameters of Bell pepper cv. Indra against Different Levels of Plant Growth Regulators under Protected Conditions. Biological Forum – An Internat