Vol. 11, Issue 9 (2022)

Author(s):
Budensha B, BG Hanumatharaya, Vijaykumar BT, Kavita Kandpal and Ashika S

Abstract:
The present investigation was carried out at Department of Horticulture, UAS, GKVK, Bengaluru during 2020-21 to study the influence of mepiquat chloride on yield and quality 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 MC (T₁, T₂ and T₃, respectively), 50, 75 and 100 g a.i. ha^-1 45 MC DAT (T₄, T₅ and T₆, respectively), 50, 75 and 100 g a.i. ha^-1 MC 30 and 45 DAT (T₇, T₈ and T₉, respectively) and control the treatment were replicated thrice. The results revealed that MC treatment at 100 g a.i. ha^-1 sprayed at 30 DAT and 45 DAT has recorded significantly higher fruit length (10.35 cm), average fruit weight (6.55 g), number of fruits per plant (154.71), yield per plant (1013.34 g), fresh yield per hectare (27.84 tons), total soluble solids (6.16B_­­^o) and ascorbic acid content (137.84mg/100g). This treatment was on par with the 100 g a.i. ha^-1 MC sprayed at 30 DAT with respect to fruit length (10.15 cm), average fruit weight (6.54 g), number of fruits per plant (154.16), yield per plant (1008.87 g), fresh yield per hectare (25.72 tons), total soluble solids (6.08B_­­^o) and ascorbic acid content (134.95 mg/100 g).