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Effect of plant growth regulators on growth, yield and quality of acid lime (Citrus aurantifolia Swingle.) var. PKM 1

Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry · 2019 · Vol. 8(3) · pp. 3438–3441

A Arunadevi✉Subesh Ranjith Kumar CJ. RajangamK. Venkatesan

Abstract

The investigation was carried out to study the effect of plant growth regulators on growth, yield and quality of acid lime (Citrus aurantifolia swingle.) var. PKM 1 at the Department of Fruit crops, Horticultural College and Research Institute, Periyakulam, Tamil Nadu. Treatment consisted of soil drenching of Paclobutrazol (PP333) (0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 g a.i/m2), foliar application of Cycocel (CCC) (500 and 1000 ppm) and Napthalene acetic acid (NAA) (100 and 200ppm). Result revealed that growth, yield and quality parameters such as tree spread, fruit set percentage, fruit retention percentage, number of fruits per tree, yield per tree, juice volume, acidity and ascorbic acid were found to be higher in the treatment combination of PP333 1.5g a.i/m2 + NAA 200ppm.

Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies Plant Growth Enhancement TechniquesPaclobutrazolYield (engineering)Ascorbic acidHorticultureLimePlant growthBiologyFruit setMathematicsBotany

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