Effect of Foliar Application of Micronutrients on Chlorophyll Content in Sprouting Broccoli (Brassica oleracea L. var. Italica)

The experiment was carried out in Poly house of Instructional-cum-Research Farm of Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, Latur, Maharashtra. There were significant differences found in chlorophyll content in leaf and curd by the foliar application of micronutrients. The highest chlorophyll ‘a’ (7.93 mg/100g), chlorophyll ‘b’ (7.16 mg/100g) and total chlorophyll (15.08 mg/100g) in leaf, chlorophyll ‘a’ (0.22 mg/100g), chlorophyll ‘b’ (0.20 mg/100g) and total chlorophyll (0.43 mg/100g) in curd was recorded by the foliar application of boron @ 0.3% and ammonium molybdate @ 0.05%.