Response of bio-regulators on horticultural traits of bell pepper under protected condition

The investigation on responses of bio-regulators on horticul tural traits of bell pepper cv. California Wonder under protected condition was undertaken at Horticultural Research Centre of H.N.B. Garhwal University, Srinagar (Garhwal). The results revealed that the bio-regulators spray had significant influence on growth, yield and quality. Spraying of NAA at 50 ppm significantly increased the plant height, number of secondary branches, leaf area, days taken to first flower, days taken to 50 per cent flower, number of flowers/plant, number of fruits/plant, fruit set per cent, days taken to fruit set, days taken to first picking, duration of marketable fruit, fruit breadth, fruit weight, yield/plant, yield/plot, yield/hectare, number of seeds/fruit, 1000 seed weight, specific gravity, TSS while fruit length in creased in IAA at 100 ppm. This experiment shows that bio-regulator especially NAA at 50 ppm is very helpful for enhancing the total production of capsicum under protected condition.