Effect of Benzylaminopurine on Growth, Flowering and Postharvest Performance of Antirrhinum majus L.

By : Irfana Amin , Shabana Gulzar , Inayatullah Tahir

Page No: 311-314

Abstract
An experiment was conducted to study the effect of graded concentrations of Benzylaminopurine (BAP) on the growth, flowering and postharvest performance in Antirrhinum majus. Plants were raised in pot soil culture in 25 cm earthenware pots. BAP was applied as a foliar spray at 1, 5 and 25 mgl-1 concentrations. Plants were sprayed at 4, 12 and 16 weeks after transplantation. For each concentration there were five pots, besides a set of five pots each for the distilled water control and tween control. BAP at 25 mgl-1 concentration was effective in increasing plant height, fresh mass, dry mass and the number of laterals; besides resulting in the early emergence of floral buds. BAP particularly at 1 mgl-1 concentration was effective in enhancing the postharvest longevity of spikes and blooms in plain water. The results suggest that BAP as the foliar application can be effective in enhancing the pre and postharvest conditions of Antirrhinum majus.

Authors :
Irfana Amin : Department of Botany, Srinagar Women’s College Srinagar, Zakura.
Shabana Gulzar : Department of Botany, Govt. Women’s College, M.A Road, Srinagar
Inayatullah Tahir : Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar
 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/JPSR.2022.38.01.33