Effect of Different Plant Growth Regulators on Fruit Yield and Quality Parameters of Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) cv. Punjab Naveen
Smile Bajaj
Department of Horticulture, School of Agriculture, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India.
Deepak Kumar *
Department of Vegetable Science, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture & Technology, Meerut, U.P., India.
Navdeep Singh
Department of Vegetable Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
Vishal Gangwar
Department of Fruit Science, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture & Technology, Meerut, U.P., India.
Mohd Wamiq
Department of Vegetable Science, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture & Technology, Meerut, U.P., India.
Om Pal
Department of Horticulture, J.S. University Shikohabad, Firozabad, U.P., India.
Madhusmita Dishri
Department of Agriculture, School of Agricultural Innovations and Advanced Learning, VIT, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
An experimental trial was carried out during the season from March 2018 – June 2018 at the Horticulture farm of Lovely Professional University, Phagwara (Punjab). utilising a randomised block design, the experimental trial consists three replications. The current study included eleven treatments, including a control with different PGR dosages of Maleic hydrazide (200, 250, and 300 ppm, MH), Naphthalene acetic acid (50, 100, and 150ppm, NAA), and Gibberellic acid (50,100 and 150 ppm, GA3). Based on the results of the experiment, it was concluded that the treatment T8 (100 ppm GA3) significantly affected the cucumber's fruit yield parameters and treatment T7 (50ppm GA3) showed the better results in quality attributes Viz., TSS and fruit texture.
Keywords: GA3, NAA, MH, growth, yield, quality, cucumber, Punjab Naveen