Effect of gibberellic acid on growth, yield and quality parameters of chilli (Capsicum annum L.)

Abstract

The present investigation was carried out at the experimental field of Faculty of Agriculture, Horticulture Department, A.K.S. University, Satna (M.P.) in the year 2017-18. The experiment include 3 combinations of Gibberellic acid along with control viz. 0 PPM- GA0, 50 PPM- GA1,100 PPM- GA2, and150 PPM- GA3 replicated 5 times using randomized block design. It was observed in the application of GA3 @ 150 PPM found significantly superior over other treatments in terms of plant height at 30 DAT, 60 DAT and at harvest (76.82 cm, 116.14 cm, 141.58 cm), No of branches/plant at 30 DAT and at harvest (28.37 and 50.73), fruit length (29.74 cm), fresh weight of 10 fruits of chilli (109.85 g), number of fruits/plant (127.91), fruit yield/plant (636.04 g), fruit yield/ha (25.70 t/ha) and vitamin C content (98.49 mg/100 g).