Effect of mepiquat chloride on growth parameters and yield of Bt cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) under high-density planting system

BRIJAL R. PATEL; P.P. CHAUDHARI; M.M. CHAUDHARY; KASHYAP N. PATEL

doi:10.59797/ija.v66i1.2838

Authors

BRIJAL R. PATEL
P.P. CHAUDHARI
M.M. CHAUDHARY
KASHYAP N. PATEL

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59797/ija.v66i1.2838

Keywords:

Bt cotton, Growth attributes, High-density planting system, Mepiquat chloride, Yield

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted during the rainy (kharif) seasons of 2018 and 2019 at Sardarkrushinagar, Gujarat, to study the productivity enhancement of Bt cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) grown under high-density planting system using mepiquat chloride. The experiment was laid out in split-plot design, with planting density in main plots and mepiquat chloride treatments in subplots. Pooled data of 2 years revealed that, Bt cotton grown with lower plant density (37,037 plants/ha) recorded significantly higher sympodial branches/plant, sympodial length at 50% height, number of bolls/plant and average boll weight, while high-plant density (74,074 plants/ha) resulted in the maximum seed-cotton (3,544 kg/ha) and stalk yield (3,740 kg/ha) as well as net realization (79.1 103 `/ha). The magnitude of increase in seed-cotton yield owing to higher plant density over lower plant density was 68.53%, on pooled basis. Application of 3 sprays of mepiquat chloride @ 0.4 ml/litre (one each at 45, 60 and 75 days after sowing) resulted in the least growth parameters, viz. plant height, dry-matter accumulation, crop-growth rate, relative growth rate and stalk yield with a highest yield attributes, viz. sympodial branches/plant, sympodial length at 50% height, bolls/plant, average boll weight, seed-cotton yield (3,186 kg/ha) and net realization (66.8 103`/ha). Three sprays of mepiquat chloride @ 0.4 ml/l at 45, 60 and 75 days after sowing resulted in 28.8% higher seed-cotton yield than control treatment in pooled mean

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