Santakumari, M. and Raja Gooal, R.C. (1980) The use of dalapon to improve yield and earliness in sorghum. Indian Journal of Plant Physiology, 230 (2). pp. 112-118.
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Foliar application of dalapon, 2, 2-dichloropropionic acid at sub-herbicidal concentration on sorghum, var. ‘MSH-33’ (Sorghum bicolor, Moench) plants caused enhancement of gross photosynthetic rate and total chlorophyll content. The increased photosynthetic rate was also associated with the luxuriant growth, increased leaf area, plant height, fresh weight and dry weight ultimately resulted in improved grain yield. The sub-herbicidal concentration of dalapon also induced the earliness in grain filling and harvesting of the crop. The data suggest that dalapon at sub-herbicidal concentration, acts as a growth regulating hormone and can be used to improve yield and earliness in sorghum under field conditions
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Author Affiliation: | Department of Bio-Sciences, Autonomous Past-Graduate Centre, Anantapur, 515 003 (India) |
| Subjects: | Plant Production |
| Divisions: | Sorghum |
| Depositing User: | Ms K Syamalamba |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Oct 2012 05:10 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Oct 2012 05:10 |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/8350 |
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