Indian Journal of Plant Physiology
  • Year: 2001
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue: 3

Effect of brassinosteroids on growth and yield of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) under field conditions

  • Author:
  • B. Vidya Varduini, S. Seeta Ram Rao
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 326 to 328

Department of Botany, Osmania University, Hyderabad-500007.

Abstract

The effects of brassinolide, 28-homobrassinolide and 24-epibrassinolide were studied on growth and yield of tomato under field conditions. All the three brassinosteroids stimulated both growth and yield of tomato plants under field conditions.

Keywords

Brassinosteroids, growth, tomato, yield