Central Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair 744 101
*Professor and Head, Department of Horticulture, R.B.S. College, Bichpuri, Agra.
Highest percentage of flowering (83.33% in main season and 86.66% in off-season of main crop, and 80.00% in main season and 81.67% in off-season of ratoon crop) was recorded in plants treated with ethrel 100 ppm. Treated plants flowered earlier in both the seasons. Maximum yield (129.96 t/ha in main season and 123.73 t/ha in main season of main crop, and 111.92 t/ha in off-season and 108.60 t/ha in off-season of ratoon crop) was recorded under ethrel 100 ppm. TSS, sugars, vitamin C and vitamin A were increased effectively by the application of ethrel 100 and 50 ppm during both the seasons.
