Vol. 10, Issue 10 (2021)

Author(s):
Kumari Punam Sinha, Arun Kumar, Vijay Kumar Singh, Satyendra and PK Singh

Abstract:
Seed treatment is one of the key techniques for improvement of crop performance in several crops. In the present study, seed treatment with ZnSO₄ and FeSO₄ and foliar spray of Ethrel was explored for improving vegetative and reproductive parameters in cucumber crop. The seed material comprised of single seed lot of cucumber var. Pusa Barkha, which was treated with ZnSO₄ (50, 75ppm) and FeSO₄ (100, 125 ppm) and foliar spray of Ethrel (100, 200, 300 ppm), at 2-4 true leaf stage. All the treatments have improved the vegetative and reproductive parameters in cucumber; however highest improvement was observed for Zn (75 ppm) followed by Ethrel (200 ppm).