Green Global
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EFFECT OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS ON FRUIT-SET, GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF BRINJAL (Pages : 4 - 6)

Plant growth regulators: ?-NOA (60 ppm), NOA (60 ppm) + BA (30 ppm), and BA (30 ppm), were applied to emasculated flowers at anthesis to set parthenocarpic fruit of brinjal cv. Kajla, while fruit set was achieved by natural pollination in control treatment. The application of NOA alone and combined with BA effectively promoted parthenocarpic brinjal but BA alone failed to set parthenocarpic fruit. Fruits set by NOA or NOA + BA had a higher mean weight than naturally pollinated fruit due to increased fruit length and diameter, but percentage of dry matter of parthenocarpic fruit was lower than that of naturally pollinated fruit. Plant growth regulators did not affect the length of the calyx or the peduncle. Download