Gerbera is one of the most popular cut flowers in the world. Several experiments have been done on the effect of different chemical compounds on longevity and quality of cut flowers. In the present study, two experiments based on a completely random design with two treatments and three replications were conducted on gerbera cut flower cv. Sorbet. The first experiment examined the effect of BA, ...

Lutein is being considered as a nutrient for prevention of macular degeneration in the aging population. Two experiments were designed to study the transfer efficiency of lutein from the layers' diet into the egg. In experiment 1, laying hens were fed corn-soy diets supplemented with 0, 125, 250, 375, 500, 625, 750, or 1000 ppm of lutein. After 30 d, eggs were collected and assayed for lutein. ...

An experiment entitled " Effect of plant growth regulators on growth, yield and fruit quality Bottle Gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) cv. MGH-4" was conducted at Horticulture Research Field, Department Horticulture, Naini Agricultural Institute, Sam Higginbottom University Agriculture, Technology Sciences, Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) during 2019. Plant Growth are regarded as one the most important tre...

Poor emergence resulting in inadequate stand establishment is a major problem associated with direct-seeded rice production, especially for semidwarf cultivars. In order to gain information on the problem, plant type related to gibberellic acid (GA3) and seeding depth was studied. A total of 21 cultivars including 9 semidwarfs and 12 talls had seed treated with GA3 at 25 parts per million (ppm)...

A field experiment was carried out at Horticulture Farm of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh, to assess the effect of different plant growth regulators on tomato during summer season 2011. Different plant growth regulators (PGR) viz. PGR = Control, PGR = 4-CPA (4-chloro phenoxy 0 1 acetic acid) @ 20 ppm, PGR = GA (Gibberellic Acid) @ 20 ppm and PGR = 4-CPA + GA3 @ 20...

Valeriana officinalis is an important medicinal herb commonly found in Kashmir valley. This study forms an important preliminary step for in-vitro micro propagation of V. officinalis from breaking the seed dormancy, inducing rapid seed germination and its subsequent micro propagation. We investigated the influence of pretreatment of V. officinalis seeds with reduced temperature and light on see...

Dormancy breaking and germination requirements were investigated in seeds of Ferula ovina and Ferula gummosa. Seeds of rather species were collected from north and eastern-north rangelands of Iran. Seeds of each of the species were subjected to different treatments including various levels of GA3, chilling and combination of GA3 and chilling (GA-chilling). In contrast to treated seeds, non-trea...

BACKGROUND Surface microhardness is a physical property which access the effect of chemical and physical agents on hard tissues of teeth, and a useful way to examine the resistance of fluoride treated enamel against caries. The purpose of this study was to evaluate microhardness of enamel following pH-cycling through demineralization and remineralization using suspensions of dentifrices with di...

This study aims to determine the effect of KNO3, H2SO4, and GA3 in breaking dormancy germination salak (Salacca zalacca) plants. In this using a non-factorial randomized block design with one factor, namely P0 (control), P1 (KNO3 60%), P2 70%), P3 80%), P4 (H2SO4 P5 P6 P7 (GA3 25 ppm), P8 50 P9 75 P10 60% P11 70% P12 80% P13 P14 P15 75). Parameters observed were germination, maximum growth pote...

Nutrient status in gladiolus corms were assessed following GA3 treatment and number of bud corm (cut as well whole corm). The experiment was laid out randomized block design involve factorial combination with three replications. Result revealed that 5 200 ppm showed maximum (10.99% 9.24%) nitrogen uptake whereas phosphorus accumulation (17.26% 21.88%) recorded 6 gave (11.93% 15.87%) potassium c...