Vol. 11, Issue 7 (2022)

Author(s):
Budensha B, BG Hanumatharaya, Vijaykumar BT and Kavita Kandapal

Abstract:
The present study was carried out at Department of Horticulture, GKVK, Bengaluru during 2020-21 to study the influence of mepiquat chloride on growth of chilli (Capsicum annuum L.) cv. Arka Meghana. This experiment was laid out in Randomised Complete Block Design (RCBD) comprising of ten treatments viz, 50, 75 and 100 g a.i. ha^-1 30 DAT (T₁, T₂ and T₃ respectively), 50, 75 and 100 g a.i. ha^-1 45 DAT (T₄, T₅ and T₆ respectively), 50, 75 and 100 g a.i. ha^-1 30 and 45 DAT (T₇, T₈ and T₉ respectively) and control the treatment were replicated thrice. The results revelled that treatment 100 g a.i. ha^-1 MC sprayed at 30 DAT and 45 DAT has recorded significantly least plant height (63.02 cm), internodal length (6.32 cm), and maximum number of branches per plant (12.63), number of leaves (199.92), leaf area (2267.31 cm²), chlorophyll content (31.53). This treatment was on par with the 100 g a.i. ha-1 MC sprayed at 30 DAT with respect to plant height (63.21 cm), internodal length (6.34 cm), number of branches (12.57), number of leaves (199.33), leaf area (2244.98 cm²), chlorophyll content (30.30).