Vol. 10, Issue 2 (2021)

Author(s):
Shri Kant Bharty, Sutanu Maji and Som Prakash

Abstract:
Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) is belongs to family punicaceae having high nutritional values. An experiment was conducted at Horticulture Research Farm, Department of Horticulture, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow during 2016-2017, to studied the effect of GA₃ and 2,4-D on vegetative growth, yield and quality of pomegranate cv. Bhagwa. The experiment was comprised nine treatments and laid out in randomized block design with three replications. The treatment consisted of three levels of GA₃ (20, 30 and 40@ppm) and 2,4-D (5, 10 and 15@ppm) and control. The observed significant effect of different levels of GA₃ and 2,4-D on plant vegetative growth traits of pomegranate. The maximum plant height (186 cm), basal girth (30.44 cm), canopy spreading East-West (152.67cm), North-South (150.00 cm) secondary branches recorded T₇ (118.0 cm), number of fruit set (72.33), number of fruit per plant (63.66), fruit yield plant per kg (6.03kg), fruit yield qt per ha (24.10 q/ha) was recorded under treatment T₇. However, the maximum number of primary branches (5.33) was recorded under treatment T₈. Therefore, the study suggested for combined foliar application of GA₃ + 2,4-D (30@ppm+10@ppm) for better plant growth, yield and fruit quality of pomegranate cv. Bhagwa in Lucknow subtropical condition.