Vol. 12, Issue 12 (2023)

Author(s):
Mamoni Deori, Anand Kumar Singh and Sonam Kumari

Abstract:
A field experiment was conducted to study the “Effect of biostimulants on growth and yield of chilli (Capsicum annuum L.) cv. Kashi Anmol” during rabi season 2022-2023 at Vegetables Research Farm, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. Among the various treatments, the foliar application of Dhanzyme Gold (Liquid) @600 ml/ha with two applications at 30 and 60 days after planting significantly increased the growth and yield attributes when compare to all other treatments. It recorded the highest plant height at 30 DAT (24.68 cm), at 45 DAT (34.96 cm) and at harvest (84.38 cm), maximum number of primary branches per plant at 30 DAT (6.98) and at harvest (13.47), minimum days to 50% flowering (58.02 days), number of fruits per plant (338.40), highest fruit length (7.82 cm), maximum fruit width (1.13 cm), highest fruit weight (3.66 g), maximum number of seeds per fruit (111.09 seeds), highest fruit yield (205.68 q/ha) and maximum test weight (2.95 g).