“EFFECT OF BIO-REGULATORS ON GROWTH, DRY MATTER PRODUCTION AND YIELD IN RICE FALLOW MAIZE (Zea mays L.)”
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“EFFECT OF BIO-REGULATORS ON GROWTH, DRY MATTER PRODUCTION AND YIELD IN RICE FALLOW MAIZE (Zea mays L.)”
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Creator |
GOWTHAM, VIPPARTHY
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Contributor |
NARASIMHA RAO, K.L.
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cytokinins, organic compounds, vegetative stage, silk, planting, growth substances, biological development, yields, drying, chlorophylls
RICE FALLOW MAIZE (Zea mays L.)” |
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The investigation entitled “Effect of Bio-Regulators on Growth, Dry Matter Production and Yield in Rice Fallow Maize (Zea mays L.)” was undertaken at the Agricultural College Farm, Bapatla during Rabi 2010-11. The treatments comprised of foliar spray of Brassinosteroids @ 1 ppm, Thiourea @ 1000 ppm and Kinetin @ 10 ppm and their combinations at vegetative stage and silking stage. Application of Brassinosteroid + Thiourea + Kinetin at vegetative stage resulted in an increase in plant height (25.02 %). Bioregulators spray had no influence on the flowering in maize and the number of days for flowering reduced in some treatments but not significant. By spraying of bioregulators Brassinosteroid + Thiourea + Kinetin at silking stage resulted in increase in leaf area, LAI and SLW at the rate of 11.48, 11.47 and 13.64 % respectively. Brassinosteroid + Thiourea + Kinetin at silking stage resulted in higher total dry matter which showed an increase of 14.73 per cent over control, indicating its positive impact in accumulating dry matter, where as Brassinosteroid + Thiourea +Kinetin spray at silking stage recorded 12.7 % increase in total dry matter. The results indicated that foliar sprays enhanced growth and development in rice fallow maize and particularly in the combined spray treatments, physiological parameters like AGR, CGR, RGR and NAR increased with the increment in the leaf area and dry matter production. Biochemical parameters like membrane thermo stability index, chlorophyll stability index, and total sugars increased with foliar spray of bioregulators. The high total chlorophyll content was observed in the Brassinosteroid + Thiourea + Kinetin spray at silking stage. Kinetin spray recorded least membrane injury (15.69 %) compared to remaining treatments. Foliar spray of bioregulators significantly increased the yield and yield attributes. The grain yield per ha, test weight, harvest index and shelling percent recorded were high in the combination sprays of three bioregulators at silking stage. However spray of Thiourea at silking stage recorded high net returns of Rs. 22889.2 and C-B ratio (1:1.53) and proved superior to the rest of the treatments. |
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2016-06-03T14:26:30Z
2016-06-03T14:26:30Z 2011 |
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Thesis
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http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/66724
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Language |
en
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D9030;
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application/pdf
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ACHARYA N. G. RANGA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
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