Effect of ethrel spray on ISF induction in pistillate line of castor SKP-84: EFFECT OF ETHREL SPRAY ON ISF INDUCTION IN PISTILLATE LINE OF CASTOR SKP-84

RAJIV KUMAR; J A PATEL; DHARMENDRA PATIDAR; NIL PATEL; SATISH PATEL; SARANG SAPRE; RAVI SHAH

doi:10.56739/jor.v32i1.142047

Authors

RAJIV KUMAR Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh-362 001, Gujarat
J A PATEL Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh-362 001, Gujarat
DHARMENDRA PATIDAR Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh-362 001, Gujarat
NIL PATEL Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh-362 001, Gujarat
SATISH PATEL Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh-362 001, Gujarat
SARANG SAPRE Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh-362 001, Gujarat
RAVI SHAH Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh-362 001, Gujarat

https://doi.org/10.56739/jor.v32i1.142047

Keywords:

Castor, Ethrel, Interspersed Male Flower, Monoecious, Pistillate line, Stunted stigma

Abstract

Reducing the number of interspersed staminate flowers (ISF) in female line is an important breeding objective in castor. An experiment was carried out to investigate the effect of ethrel spray on the level of ISF induction in pistilate linesin castor. Male line (SKI-215) and pistillate line (SKP-84) were grown in 4:1 ratio. Ethrel wassprayed at 0.1 per cent in pistillate line. Ethrel treated pistillate line exhibited significantly less number of the ISF in primary spikes.In addition, ethrelspray lead to reduced length of primaryspike, increased spike compactness, early induction of flowering, early spike development, stunted stigma growth and reduced plant canopy.

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Effect of ethrel spray on ISF induction in pistillate line of castor SKP-84