Effect of Date of Sowing and Plant Growth Regulators in Snap Melon [Cucumis melo L. var. momordica (Roxb.)]

Author: Sunil Kumar Gola, Sanjay Kumar, Naveen Kumar, Uday Singh and Sunil Kumar

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Abstract

The experiment entitled “Effect of date of sowing and plant growth regulators in Snap melon [Cucumis melo L. var. momordica (Roxb.)]” was conducted at Research Farm, Department of Vegetable Science, CCS Haryana Agricultural University Hisar, during 2022-23 and 2023-24 with four different dates of sowing: D1(15th May), D2 (30th May), D3 (15thJune) and D4 (30th June) and seven concentrations of plant growth regulators viz., (Ethrel @50ppm, Ethrel @75 ppm, Ethrel @100ppm, Cycocel @ 50 ppm, Cycocel @ 100 ppm, Cycocel @200 ppm) with control (water spray) were laid out in split plot design with three replications. According to pooled mean results maximum field emergence, was recorded on 15th May date of sowing in application of treatment Ethrel @100 ppm. The maximum number of primary branches, number of secondary branches and minimum inter-nodal length were recorded when crop sown on 30th June with application of treatment Ethrel @100ppm and minimum number of primary branches, number of secondary branches and maximum inter-nodal length was observed when sown on 15th May in control.

Keywords

Plant growth regulators, Ethrel, CCC, germination, branches

Conclusion

On the basis of present study it may be concluded that maximum number of branches and minimum intermodal length of snap melon was recorded when crop sown on 30th June with the application of plant growth regulators Ethrel @100 ppm at 2 and 4 true leaves stages which was statistically at par with 15th June date of sowing under Haryana conditions

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Sunil Kumar Gola, Sanjay Kumar, Naveen Kumar, Uday Singh and Sunil Kumar (2024). Effect of Date of Sowing and Plant Growth Regulators in Snap Melon [Cucumis melo L. var. momordica (Roxb.)]. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 16(12): 18-23