Impact of foliar application of micronutrients on growth, yield and its attributes of bitter gourd [Momordica charantia] cv. F1 LHB – Swathi

Abstract

The present experiment was carried out during June to October 2018 in Departmental Research Field of Department of Horticulture, SHUATS, Prayagraj. The experiment was conducted in Factorial Randomized Block Design (FRBD), with sixteen treatments, replicated thrice with two Micronutrients i.e. Zinc and Boron on Bitter Gourd. The treatments were T0 (Control), T1 (Boron 0.25%), T2 (Boron 0.50%), T3 (Boron 0.75%), T4 (Zinc 0.25%), T5 (Zinc 0.25% + Boron 0.25%), T6 (Zinc 0.25% + Boron 0.50%), T7 (Zinc 0.25% + Boron 0.75%), T8 (Zinc 0.50%), T9 (Zinc 0.50% + Boron 0.25%), T10 (Zinc 0.50% + Boron 0.50%), T11 (Zinc 0.50% + Boron 0.75%), T12 (Zinc 0.75), T13 (Zinc 0.75% + Boron 0.25%), T14 (Zinc 0.75% + Boron 0.50%) and T15 (Zinc 0.75% + Boron 0.75%). From the findings it was found that the Boron level B3 (Boron 0.75%) was found best in terms of growth, yield and quality of Bitter Gourd cv. F1 LHB – Swathi, followed by Boron level B2 (Boron 0.50%), in most of the parameters.