Vol. 18 No. 1
Pre-sowing treatments of botanicals, chemicals and plant growth regulators on seed growth, yield and yield attributes of lentil (Lens culinaris M.) var. Co-8
Author(s): G. Varun, A. Dayal and B. M. Bara
Abstract: The field experiment was carried out during rabi season of 2020 to study the effect of pre sowing treatments of botanicals, chemicals and plant growth regulators on seed growth, yield and yield attributes of lentil (Lens culinaris M.) cv. Co-8. The experimental plot was of sandy loam soil nearly neutral in pH, medium in organic carbon, with available N:P:K 20:40:20 (kg ha-1). It was subjected to 13(12+1) treatments each replicated thrice. The result showed that growth parameters viz, field emergence per cent (92.57%), plant height (55.14cm) at 120 DAS, number of branches plant-1 (4.97) at 120 DAS, days to 50% of flowering (66.77) were recorded superior with application of IAA @1%. The yield observations viz, number of pods plant-1 (181.2), number of seeds pod-1 (1.43), seed yield plant-1 (3.85g), seed yield plot-1 (5.73 g), biological yield (17.87), harvest index (32.5) were recorded maximum with IAA@1%.