ISSN : 0975-3710
EISSN : 0975-9107
A. CHOUHAN1, P. SONKAR2, R.N. KANPURE3, S.R. ANJANAWE4, A. HALDAR5*
1College of Horticulture, Mandsaur, Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalayas, Gwalior, 474002, Madhya Pradesh
2College of Horticulture, Mandsaur, Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalayas, Gwalior, 474002, Madhya Pradesh
3College of Horticulture, Mandsaur, Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalayas, Gwalior, 474002, Madhya Pradesh
4College of Horticulture, Mandsaur, Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalayas, Gwalior, 474002, Madhya Pradesh
5College of Horticulture, Mandsaur, Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalayas, Gwalior, 474002, Madhya Pradesh
* Corresponding Author : ajayhldr@gmail.com
Received : 02-04-2018 Accepted : 12-04-2018 Published : 15-04-2018
Volume : 10 Issue : 7 Pages : 5727 - 5729
Int J Agr Sci 10.7 (2018):5727-5729
Keywords : Urea, Boron, Acid Lime and 2,4-D
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author thankful to Department of Fruit Science, College of Horticulture, Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalayas, Gwalior, 474002, Madhya Pradesh.
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed
The present investigation was carried out in the Department of Fruit Science, College of Horticulture, Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh, India during 2015-16 on eight years old plant of acid lime. There were twelve treatments comprising of three levels of urea (1%, 2% and 3%), boron (0.4%, 0.6%and 0.8%) and 2,4-D (10, 20 and 30 ppm), and their combinations (Urea 1% + Boron 0.4% + 2,4-D 10 ppm, Urea 2% + Boron 0.6% + 2,4-D 20 ppm and Urea 3% + Boron 0.8% + 2,4-D 30 ppm) with control. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block design with three replications. Foliar spray was done on first week of July and same spray was repeated after 30 days with the urea, boron, 2,4-D and their combinations at pea stage of fruit. It was found that foliar spray of urea 3% + boron 0.8% + 2,4-D 30 ppm significantly increased the plant height and canopy spread (E-W and N-S direction), and also showed the better result for leaf length, leaf width and leaf area. However, foliar spray of urea 2% + boron 0.6% + 2,4-D 20 ppm gave the best values for number of flowers per plant, fruit set, fruit retention and fruit drop.
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