Impact of Plant Growth Regulators on Bottle Gourd (Lagenaria Siceraria (Molina) Standl.)Yield
Authors:-Disha Sharma, Vipin Kumar Saini, Aayushi Pal
Abstract- The effects of three plant growth regulators (PGR)—ethrel, naphthalene acetic acid (NAA), and maleic hydrazide (MH)—on bottle gourd growth traits and fruit characteristics, were investigated in an experiment. Distilled water was foud to achieve the maximum fruit length, weight, and girth. MH @ 150 ppm was applied to the foliage to achieve the maximum vine length and total number of nodes per vine. Ethrel @100 ppm was found to be beneficial for the number of fruits per vine, fruit yield (kg/vine). These findings imply that the application of ethrel 100 ppm at 2 and 4 true leaves would result in a notable improvement in fruit characteristics and growth.
