Studies on the effect of inorganic fertilizers & plant growth regulator on growth and yield of brinjal (Solanum melongena L.)

2015

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Population growth and urbanization are creating increased demand on food and there is growing concern over malnutrition, especially in semi-urban areas. Since independence, vegetable production of our country has increased tremendously and thus, India is the second largest vegetable producer next to China, with a production of 133.74 million tonnes, to meet the full dietary needs of the common person, to eliminate malnutrition, deficiency diseases and to relieve our stress on cereals, there is greater need of enhanced vegetable production. It is estimated that up to 2020, the country’s vegetable demand would be around 135 million tonnes. Brinjal or eggplant is one of the most common, popular and principal vegetable crops grown in India and other parts of the world. One of the recent developments in the field of agricultural science has been the use of growth regulators, which has brought about a sort of revolution in growing of some horticultural crops.

1(2):27-39, THE INDIAN JOURNAL OF BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH

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