In Horticulture Prof. Anil K. Singh MithileshKumar Kapari

142 Pages·2012·3.22 MB·English

EFFECT OF GA AND BAON GROWTH, FLOWERING,

3
YIELD AND POST-HARVEST PARAMETERS IN LILY

THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREEOF
Master of Science (Agriculture)
In
Horticulture

Supervisor Submitted by
Prof. Anil K. Singh MithileshKumar Kapari

DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE
INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES
BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY
VARANASI-221005
INDIA

I.D.No.: H-14139 2016 Enrolment No.: 313924
DEDICATED TO
LORD KASHI VISHWANATH
AND
MY BELOVED PARENTS
Dr. Anil K. Singh DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE
(Professor & Ex-Head) Institute of Agricultural Sciences
Banaras Hindu University
Varanasi-221 005, India.
Ph. (O): 0542-6702486

Email: [email protected]

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The Registrar (Academic)
Banaras Hindu University
Varanasi-221 005
India.
Sir
I feel great pleasure in forwarding the thesis entitled “Effect of GA and BA
3
on growth, flowering, yield and post-harvest parameters in lily” of Mr.
Mithilesh Kumar Kapari, Id. No.: H-14139, submitted in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the award of the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE
(AGRICULTURE) in HORTICULTURE from Department of Horticulture,
Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.
I certify that the work has been carried out solely by Mr. Mithilesh Kumar
Kapari under my supervision and guidance and his findings and data presented
herein are to the best of my knowledge and belief genuine and original and no part of
the work has been submitted for any other degree or distinction.

Yours faithfully

(Anil K. Singh)
Supervisor
Forwarded
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

It is by the unfathomable grace and blessings of Lord Shiva that I have been able to bring
out this humble piece of work.
I bow my head with great reverence in the pious feet of Late Mahamana Pandit Madan
Mohan Malviya Ji, a man of great vision and founder of the Banaras Hindu University,
Varanasi, India, whose everlasting euphoria and desired was to serve the mankind.

I feel a great pleasure in expressing my whole hearted sense of gratitude to the Chairman of
Advisory Committee Dr. Anil K. Singh, Professor & Ex-Head, Department of Horticulture,
Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi for his Scholastic
guidance, incisive and articulate criticism, cordial discussion, valuable suggestions, everlasting
zeal, never stop attitude and constant encouragement which assisted me to overcome every problem
that came in my way during the period of the investigation and preparation of the manuscript. I
am very fortunate to have been blessed with the privilege of working under his guidance.
I feel immense gratefulness to express my heartfelt gratitude to the members of my Advisory
Committee, Dr. A. K. Pal, Assistant Professor, Department of Horticulture and, Dr. A.
Hemantaranjan, Professor & Ex-Head, Department of Plant Physiology, Institute of Agricultural
Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi for their benevolent guidance and valuable
suggestions during the course of the investigation.
It gives me immense pleasure in extending my sincere feelings of gratitude to Prof. M.M.
Shyamal, Prof. S.P. Singh, Prof. B.K. Singh, Prof. Anand Kumar Singh, Dr. Anjana Sisodia and
Dr. Kalyan Barman, Department of Horticulture, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras
Hindu University, Varanasi, for their support and guidance which went a long way in shaping
this humble piece of work.
I would like to acknowledge heartily Dr. Ravi P. Singh, Director and Dr. A.
Vaishampayan, Dean, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi for
facilitating materials and other resources for my research experiment.
I express my sincere thanks to the staff members Dr. Vinay Krishna Aryan, Shri Ram
Prasad, Shri Sukant Ghosh, Rajat Bhaiya and Lalji for extending their help to me during the
strenuous period of my research work.
It gives me immense satisfaction to express gratitude to my mother Smt. Ram Kumari
Kamat and father Shri Ganga Ram Kapari, uncle Shri Ram Udit Kapari & aunt, brothers Vijay
K. Kapari, and OM sisters Rubi Kapri, Anjani and Punam di and for their never ending love,
care, understanding, support, trust and giving me real strength to move forward and face the
challenges in life.
I am getting short of words to express my regards to my seniors Bijendra K. Singh Sir,
Akhilendra Verma Sir, Dr. B. Rajsekhar Reddy Sir, Tejraj S. Hadda sir, Niharika Kanth Mam,
Anupam Tiwari Sir, Sumit Pal Sir, Vikash Jain Sir and for their co-operation and help.
I feel great contentment to express my gratitude and affection to my friends specially
Avinash Kumar, Niraj Mishra, Rajneesh Khulbe, Saroj Nath Patel, Vijay Kr. Singh, Balendra K.
Rao, Sunita, Babita Choudhury, Minakshi Padhi and my classmates and juniors Raju, Manisha,
Shobhit, Deepak, and for their vital support and sparing their valuable time to compile and
complete my research document. I also thank all those people who helped me directly or indirectly.

Place: Varanasi Mithilesh Kumar Kapari
Date: (Author)
EFFECT OF GA AND BA ON GROWTH, FLOWERING, YIELD
3
AND POST-HARVEST PARAMETERS IN LILY

By
Mithilesh Kumar Kapari

THESIS SUBMITTED IN THE PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF
THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF

Master of Science (Agriculture)
In
Horticulture

DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE
INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES
BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY
VARANASI-221 005

2016

Id. No.: H-14139 Enrolment No.: 313924
APPROVED BY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Chairman : Dr. Anil K. Singh
Professor & Ex-Head
Dept. of Horticulture
Institute of Agricultural Sciences
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.

Member : Dr. A.K. Pal
Asstt. Professor
Dept. of Horticulture,
Institute of Agricultural Sciences
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.

Member : Dr. A.Hemantaranjan
Professor & Ex-Head
Dept. of Plant Physiology
Institute of Agricultural Sciences
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.

External Examiner:
ACRONYMS USED

% Per cent
/ Per
@ At the rate
a.i Active ingredient
C.D. Critical difference
cm Centimeter
cv. Cultivar
DAT Days after transplanting
d.f. Degree of freedom
0E Degree East
ESS Error sum of square
et al. (et albeit) and elsewhere
etc. Etcetera
Fig. Figure
g Gram
ha Hectare
Hrs. Hours
i.e. (Id est.) that is
kg Kilogram
km Kilometer
m Meter
m2 Square meter
max. Maximum
min. Minimum
mg Mili gram
mm Millimeter
MSS Mean sum of square
No. Number
NS Non-significant
GA Gibberellic Acid
3
BA Benzyladenine
ppm Parts per million
R.H. Relative humidity
RSS Replication sum of square
S.E.M. Standard error of mean
TSS Treatment sum of square
Viz. (Videlicet) Namely
0C Degree celsius
0N Degree North
CONTENTS
Sl. No. Particular Page No.
1. Introduction 1-7
2. Review of Literature 8-20
3. Materials and Methods 21-32
4. Experimental Findings 33-76
5. Discussion 77-79
6. Summary and Conclusion 80-82

7. References
i-vii
LIST OF TABLE

Table No. Title Page No.
22-23
Weekly meteorological data of experiment site, BHU,
3.1
Varanasi: 2015.
3.2 Physical properties of soil 23
3.3 Chemical properties of soil 24
3.4 Treatments and Notations 25
3.5 ANOVA 30
Experiment : Effect of GA and BA on growth, flowering, yield and post-harvest
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parameters in lily
Effect of GA and BA on plant height (50th, 60th and 70th
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4.1 days after planting) in lily 34

Effect of GA and BA on stem diameter (mm) in lily
4.2 3 37

4.3 Effect of GA and BA on number of leaves/plant in lily 38
3
Effect of GA and BA on fresh weight of leaves/plant in
4.4 3 39
lily
4.5 Effect of GA3and BA on dry weight of leaves/plant in lily 44
Effect of GA and BA on number of flowers bud/plant in
4.6 3 45
lily
Effect of GA and BA on days to colour show (1st, 2nd and
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4.7 3rd) flower bud in lily 46

4.8 Effect of GA and BA on days to flowering in lily 51
3
Effect of GA and BA on diameter of flower (cm) in lily
4.9 3 54

4.10 Effect of GA and BA on number of flowers/plant in lily 55
3