EFFECT OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF WHEAT AND GROUNDNUT
R. C. TIWARI *
Department of plant Physiology, Rajasthan Agricultural University Campus, Udaipur (Rajasthan)
SUDHA MATHUR *
Department of plant Physiology, Rajasthan Agricultural University Campus, Udaipur (Rajasthan)
KHYALI RAM *
Department of plant Physiology, Rajasthan Agricultural University Campus, Udaipur (Rajasthan)
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Morphactins (methyl and butyl) and ethephon used drastically, reduced fertile tillers biological and grain yield in wheat. Reduction in grain yield is a manifestation of reduction in number of spike, length of spike, seeds per spike and 100 grain weight. The chemicals, on the other hand, enhanced number of branches, biological yield, number of pods per plant and pod yield in groundnut.