Vol. 13, Issue 3 (2024)

Author(s):
Varsha T Chaudhari, Shalini A Badge, VU Raut and Monika D Gajbhiye

Abstract:
A field experiment was conducted to study “Effect of GA3 and salicylic acid on flowering and quality of static” at Horticulture section, College of Agriculture, Nagpur during rabi, 2022-23. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design with three replications and seven treatments. Treatments comprised of GA3 50 ppm, GA3 100 ppm, GA3 150 ppm, three levels of salicylic acid viz., salicylic acid 50 ppm, salicylic acid 100 ppm salicylic acid 150 ppm and control i.e. water spray. The treatments were imposed as foliar sprays twice at 30 and 45 days after transplanting. The results revealed that an application of 150 ppm GA3 recorded significantly minimum days to first flower spike initiation (72.55 days), days to opening of cymes from spike initiation (16.26 days), days to 50 per cent flowering (93 days) and days to first harvesting of flower spike (120.67 days) in static. As regards the quality parameters maximum length of spike (52.41 cm), thickness of spike (0.73 cm) and number of cymes spike-1 (140.98) was found significantly maximum with the treatment of foliar application of GA3 150 ppm whereas an application of salicylic acid 150 ppm recorded maximum longevity of flower (15.24 days) and vase life (16.28 days) in statice.