Influence of Growth Regulators on Growth and Yield of Finger millet (Eleucine coracana L.) varieties

Author: Ashwini S.*, Shikha Singh and M.R. Meshram

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Abstract

Growth regulators can improve the physiological efficiency including photosynthetic ability and may improve the physiological efficiency and may play a significant role in raising the productivity of the crop. A field experiment was conducted during Kharif season 2020 at Crop Research Farm (CRF), Department of Agronomy, SHUATS, Prayagraj (U.P.) on sandy loam soil to investigate the response of growth regulators on Finger millet (Eleucine coracana L.) varieties under eastern humid UP condition. The treatments consisted of three varieties viz., GPU-28, MR-1 and ML-365 and Plant growth regulators viz., Boric acid 3000 ppm, Salicylic acid 40 ppm and Gibberellic acid 50 ppm. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design with ten treatments replicated thrice. Study revealed that treatment ML-365 + Gibberellic acid 50 ppm was recorded significantly higher plant height (77.41 cm), number of tillers (243.95), dry matter accumulation (435.14 g/m2), number of effective tillers (242.20),

Keywords

Finger millet, Growth regulator, Varieties, Yield, Economic

Conclusion

As per findings of the experiment it is concluded that for better yield and return treatment combination of ML-365 + GA3 50 ppm gave maximum growth and yield response, hence for better yield and economic return variety ML-365 with foliar application of Gibberellic acid 50 ppm is recommended for receiving higher yield and returns of finger millet under eastern UP condition.

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Ashwini, S., Singh, S. and Meshram, M.R. (2021). Influence of Growth Regulators on Growth and Yield of Finger millet (Eleucine coracana L.) varieties. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 13(1): 154-159.