Influence of different doses and time of application of gibberellic acid on the yield and quality of garden pea

The present investigations were carried out during Rabi season of 2014–2015 at horticulture instructional farm, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar, Gujarat. There were total fifteen treatment combinations comprising five levels of gibberellic acid viz G₀(GA₃0 ppm), G₁(GA₃25 ppm), G₂(GA₃50 ppm), G₃ (GA₃75 ppm) and G₄(GA₃100 ppm) and three levels of time of application viz S₁(10 days after sowing), S₂(20 days after sowing) and S₃ (30 days after sowing). The results of experiment revealed that among different levels of gibberellic acid maximum weight of pods per plant, yield of pods per plot, yield of pods per hectare and thickness of pod wereobservedin treatment G₄ (GA₃ 100 ppm).Whereas maximumnumber of seeds perpod, length of pod and protein content were recorded in treatment G₃ (GA₃ 75 ppm). In case of time of application maximumthickness of pod and protein content were observed in treatment S₂ (20 days after sowing). Maximum number of pods per plant, weight of pods per plant, yield of pods per hectare, number of seeds per pod and length of pods were recorded in treatment S₃(30 days after sowing). Treatment combination G₄S₃(GA₃100 ppm and 30 days after sowing) was found superior with respect to yield and quality of garden pea.