Response of Sweet Potato cv. Collection-71 to Foliar Application of Plant Growth Retardants Patel D.A.*, Saravaiya S.N., Tank R.V., Desai K.D., Desai K.M. Department of Vegetable Science, ASPEE College of Horticulture and Forestry, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, Gujarat *Email: pateldiptadp@gmail.com
Online published on 2 January, 2017. Abstract Foliar application of plant growth retardants on sweet Potato indicated that parameters i.e. Tuber yield, TSS 0 Brix, Acidity, Dry matter content of tuber (%), Total Sugar, Reducing Sugar, Starch and Protein were significantly influenced in all the treatments and found non significant of the parameters viz., length and diameter of tuber (cm), fresh weight of tuber (kg). The higher tuber yield (25.34 t/ha) was recorded under cycocel @ 250 ul l−1. Top Keywords Plant growth retardants, Sweet Potato, Collection-71, Yield, Quality. Top |