Vol. 12, Issue 12 (2023)

Author(s):
Srushti Pandya, Bhavesh Patel and Mallika Sindha

Abstract:
The study revealed significant differences among all the levels of biostimulants. The results indicate that the vegetative attributes were differed with various treatments at 45 and 60 DAT. Among different concentrations of biostimulants, T6 (Humic acid 0.2% + Seaweed extract 0.5%) was found numerically highest plant height (28.63 cm and 32.63 cm, respectively), plant spread at E-W direction (21.43 cm and 27.30 cm, respectively) and plant spread at N-S direction (21.43 cm and 25.00 cm, respectively), leaf area (25.93 cm²) and number of primary branches per plant (9.73 and 11.20, respectively). With respect to flowering parameters, an advanced first bud appearance (36.20 days) and 50% flower bud appearance (40.33 days) were recorded with the application of Humic acid 0.2% + Seaweed extract 0.5% (T6). Other floral characters viz., flower diameter (5.52 cm), shelf life (5.67 days) and weight of ten flowers (27.67 g) were also found maximum with T6 (Humic acid 0.2% + Seaweed extract 0.5%).