Effect of bagging and plant growth regulators on yield attributes and yield of date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) CV. local

Abstract

The present investigation entitled “Effect of bagging and plant growth regulators on yield and quality of date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) cv. Local” were conducted during the years 2022 and 2023. Among different bagging, black colour polyethylene bag (B3) recorded maximum number of fruits per strand, fruit weight, flesh weight, flesh: seed ratio, fruit length, fruit diameter, bunch weight and yield with minimum seed weight and number of fruits drop per bag during two years and in pooled mean. While, in case of plant growth regulators, GA3 150 mg/l (P1) gave maximum number of fruits per strand, fruit weight, flesh weight, flesh: seed ratio, fruit length, fruit diameter and bunch weight with minimum seed weight during two years and in pooled mean. However, NAA 100 mg/l (P2) gave maximum yield with minimum number of fruits drop per bag during two years and in pooled mean.