Pesticide Research Journal
SCOPUSWeb of Science
  • Year: 2018
  • Volume: 30
  • Issue: 1

Effect of Pretilachlor on Chlorophyll and Sugar Content in Rice Leaves and its Relation to Grain Sugar

1CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Visvavidyalaya, Palampur, 176062, Himachal Pradesh, India

ICAR-Indian Grassland and Forest Research Institute, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India

*Corresponding author E-mail: reetu.nbpgr@gmail.com

Online published on 11 July, 2018.

Abstract

Application of pretilachlor @ 0.75 kg ha−1 in transplanted rice showed an increase in chlorophyll and sugar content of leaves. In rice grain, the total sugar content varied from 4.7 to 5.1 per cent with minimum and maximum values exhibited by control and pretilachlor 0.75 kg ha−1 treatments respectively.

Keywords

Pretilachlor, chlorophyll, sugar, rice, grain