Vol. 6, Issue 5 (2018)
Growth, flowering and quality of China aster flowers influenced by various plant growth regulators
Author(s): AR Palekar, VU Raut, AA Watane and SA Thakre
Abstract: An experiment to study the effect of plant growth regulators on growth, flowering and flower quality of China aster was carried out during rabi season of the year 2017-18 at Satpuda Botanical Garden, Horticulture Section, College of Agriculture, Nagpur. A field experiment comprised with ten treatments viz., GA3 100 ppm, GA3 150 ppm, GA3 200 ppm, IAA 50 ppm, IAA 100 ppm, IAA 150 ppm, NAA 25 ppm, NAA 50 ppm and NAA 100 ppm and Control. The treatments were replicated three times in a Randomized Block Design.
The result of the present investigation indicated that, significantly maximum plant height, number of branches, leaf area and diameter of fully opened flower were recorded with the treatment of GA3 200 ppm. Whereas, stem diameter and plant spread were recorded higher with the treatment of NAA 100 ppm. In respect of flowering characters viz., days to first flower bud initiation, opening of flower from bud emergence and 50 per cent flowering in China aster were recorded to be minimum under the treatment of GA3 150 ppm also GA3 150 ppm concentration recorded maximum weight of flower.
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AR Palekar, VU Raut, AA Watane, SA Thakre. Growth, flowering and quality of China aster flowers influenced by various plant growth regulators. Int J Chem Stud 2018;6(5):1182-1184.
