Vol. 12, Issue 7 (2023)

The experiment was conducted in the Department of Crop Physiology, CSAUA&T, Kanpur in pots during Rabi season 2020-21 to study the effects of foliar application of IAA, GA, NAA & Kinetin at different concentrations on physiology of growth, and development of chickpea (Var. KGD-1168) in complete randomized design with 9 treatments viz., control, IAA 25 ppm, IAA 50 ppm, GA 25 ppm, GA 50 ppm, NAA 25 ppm, NAA 50 ppm, Kinetin 5 ppm, & Kinetin 10 ppm in five replications. Foliar application of GA 50 ppm recorded highest plant height. Maximum number of branches was recorded in the plants treated with IAA 50 ppm. Maximum increase in leaf area per plant were recorded by IAA 5o ppm. Maximum increment in TDM (mg/g/day) was shown by plants treated with IAA 50 ppm. Maximum number of flowers were recorded by IAA 50 ppm treated plants. Maximum grain yield per plant was recorded by foliar application of IAA 50 ppm closely followed by NAA 50 ppm.