Journal ID : AMA-11-04-2024-12983
[This article belongs to Volume - 55, Issue - 04]
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Title : BEHAVIOUR OF BRINJAL GENOTYPES UNDER DIFFERENT LEVELS OF SOIL SALINITY

Abstract :

The present investigation was conducted at Vegetable Research Farm, Department of Vegetable Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana during 2017-18 and 2018-19. It has been observed that yield contributing factors i.e. fruit length, fruit diameter, number of fruits per plant and fruit yield was decreased as the salinity level increased. On the basis of evaluation, brinjal genotypes SL-8-PB-1-3-1-4 followed by KBSR-343-1 and BL-215 performed better upto 4 ds/m levels of salinity with a slight decline in yield traits, but at 6 ds/m yield was drastically reduced, which was 12%, 28% and 28.5% respectively as compared to control. Number of days to first flowering and 50% percent flowering was increased as the salinity level increased because salt effects the procedure of flower blooming. It is concluded from the investigation, SL-8-PB-1-3-1-4 (Small Long), KBSR-343-1 (Round) and BL-215 (Long) emerged as ideal genotypes for salt tolerance under field and pot conditions.

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