Effect of organic & inorganic seed treatments on yield & yield attributing characters in Brinjal (Solanum melongena L.)

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted during kharif season 2017 at field experiment, Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Naini Agricultural Institute, SHUATS, Allahabad (U.P.) to study the effect of organic & inorganic seed treatments on yield & yield attributing characters in Brinjal (Solanum melongena L.). The field experiments were laid out in a Randomized Block Design. All pre-sowing treatments recorded significantly higher yield parameters over control. However, GA3 (100ppm) recorded significantly fruit yield (first Picking) 18.41 t/ha than the other pre-sowing treatments except ZnSO4 (10%) and Cow Urine (20%). Similarly yield components were significantly higher in GA3 (100ppm) where as control recorded significantly lower yield parameters.