Effect of Pruning and Foliar Application of Brassinosteroid and Salicylic acid on Growth, Yield and Quality of Phalsa (Grewia subinaequalis L.)

Author: Sowgandhika Vankar*, Anita Kerketta and Vijay Bahadur

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Abstract

To improve the vegetative growth, yield, and quality of the phalsa, the present Experiment was carried out during 2020 December to 2021 May in the Horticulture Research farm and laboratory, Department of Horticulture, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Science, Prayagraj. The experimental field was laid out in Randomized Block Design (RBD) with seven treatments and three Replications of different combinations. The variety used in this experiment was Sharbati. The experiment comprised two foliar applications consisting of Brassinosteroid @5mg/l, Brassinosteroid@10mg/l, Brassinosteroid @15mg/l, salicylic acid 300ppm, salicylic acid@500ppm, salicylic acid@700ppm with control. Experiment results revealed that the imposition of the different treatments had a significant effect on improving the vegetative growth, yield, and quality of the phalsa plants. The results of the study indicated that the treatment T4 Brassinosteroid @ 15 mg/l was superior in respect of the pa

Keywords

Phalsa, Growth, Brassinosteroid, Salicylic acid.

Conclusion

From the foregoing discussion it is concluded that among the different suitable doses of brassinosteroid and salicylic acid significantly bore maximum number of canes per bush, number of sprouted shoots per canes, length of shoots (cm), number of fruiting nodes per shoots, tss (°Brix), fresh weight of 100 fruit (g), juice percent and fruit yield (t/ha), whereas treatment T4 Brassinosteroid @15mg/l gave significantly higher growth, yield. Hence, for better growth and development it is recommended to apply the foliar application of brassinosteroidt 4@15mg/l at the pre-bloom stage in phalsa under prayagraj agro-climatic conditions.

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Vankar, S., Kerketta, A. and Bahadur, V. (2021). Effect of Pruning and Foliar Application of Brassinosteroid and Salicylic acid on Growth, Yield and Quality of Phalsa (Grewia subinaequalis L.). Biological Forum – An International Journal, 13(3a): 483-48