Effect of growth regulators and micronutrients on growth, production and quality of strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa Duch) cv. Winter Dawn

Abstract

The effect of foliar application of growth regulators and micronutrients on growth, production and quality of Strawberry (Fragaria x ananassaDuch) cv. Winter Dawn under open field condition was studied. The study consist of seventeen treatments, viz., Control (T0), NAA 5 ppm (T1), NAA 10 ppm (T2), NAA 15 ppm (T3), GA3 25 ppm (T4), GA3 50 ppm (T5), GA3 75 ppm (T6), BA 5 ppm (T7), BA 10 ppm (T8), BA 15 ppm (T9), Morphactin 25 ppm (T10), Morphactin 50 ppm (T11), Morphactin 75 ppm (T12), Boric acid 0.2% (T13), Boric acid 0.4% (T14), Zinc sulphate 0.2% (T15) and Zinc sulphate 0.4% (T16). The result of the study showed that foliar spray of T6-(GA3 75 ppm) and T14-(Boric acid 0.4%) after 45 days of transplanting was found superior over all other treatments with respect to growth as well as production parameters and for quality parameters respectively.