ISSN : 0975-3710
EISSN : 0975-9107
N. BARUAH1*, B.J. SHARMA2
1Birjhora Mahavidyalaya, Bongaigaon, 783380, Gauhati University, Guwahati, 781014, Assam, India
2North East Research Institute in Science and Technology, Nirjuli, 791109, Arunachal Pradesh, India
* Corresponding Author : neelanjanabaruah@gmail.com
Received : 30-08-2019 Accepted : 26-09-2019 Published : 30-09-2019
Volume : 11 Issue : 18 Pages : 9025 - 9027
Int J Agr Sci 11.18 (2019):9025-9027
Keywords : CCC, Ethrel, GA3, Cucumis sativus L
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Birjhora Mahavidyalaya, Bongaigaon, 783380, Gauhati University, Guwahati, 781014, Assam, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed
A field experiment was carried out to determine the effect of Plant Growth Regulators on pigment content in Cucumis sativus L. Foliar spray of ethrel, CCC and GA3 at 50, 100, 250 and 1000 µg/ml were applied to the seedlings of C. sativus L. which were grown in a separate experimental plot. Pigment content was estimated by UV spectrophotometric method. GA3 250µg/ml, Ethrel 100µg/ml and CCC 250 µg/ml were recorded as optimum for production of maximum pigment contents in Cucumis sativus L. The experiment established that application of Plant Growth Regulators has an immense influence on C. sativus L to boost up pigment contents which is correlated with enhanced fruit production.
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