Vol. 12, Issue 7 (2023)

Author(s):
Mansi Dudhat, DK Varu and DN Bhatti

Abstract:
The present investigation was carried out at green house unit-3, Hi-tech Horticulture Park, College of Horticulture, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh during the year 2022. The treatments comprised with five bending treatments i.e., no bending (B0), bending at shoot junction (B1), bending above 1st leaf bud (B2), bending above 2nd leaf bud (B3) and bending above 3rd leaf bud (B4) and four level of growth regulator i.e., 150 ppm benzyl adenine (G1), 200 ppm benzyl adenine (G2), 250 ppm benzyl adenine (G3) and water spray (G4) which was replicated four times. The result revealed that the variation due to different bending treatments was found significant and maximum number of leaves (65.47), maximum shoot length (64.24 cm), maximum flower bud diameter (1.84 cm), maximum flower head diameter (7.57 cm), maximum stalk length (46.06 cm), highest stalk diameter (4.93 mm), maximum number of cut flower per plant (1.98) and per 1000 sq.m. (13856.31) were reported in treatment of bending at shoot junction (B1). For plant growth regulator, the result was also observed significant and maximum stem diameter (6.75 mm), maximum flower head diameter (7.18 cm), maximum number of cut flower per plant (1.98) and per 1000 sq.m. (13830.07) were noted in treatment of 200 ppm benzyl adenine (G2). Whereas, maximum shoot length (64.42 cm), maximum flower bud length (2.71 cm), highest stalk length (44.33 cm), highest stalk diameter (4.78 mm) and maximum number of petals (57.06) were observed in treatment of 150 ppm benzyl adenine (G1). The interaction effect of bending and plant growth regulator was found non-significant.