Effect of biostimulants on physiological and biochemical characters of paprika (Capsicum annuum var. Longum) var. Kt Pl-19.

摘要

A field experiment was carried out in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, during 2005-06 to study the effects of the foliar spraying of panchagavya [a biofertilizer from farm waste] and moringa (Moringa sp.) leaf extract at 2.0 or 4.0% each, humic acid at 0.1 and 0.2%, Cytozyme at 1.0% and Atonik at 1.0% applied on the 25th, 45th and 65th days of paprika (C. annuum var. longum cv. Kt Pi-19) growth. The application of biostimulants significantly enhanced the yield, and physiological and biochemical characters of paprika. Panchagavya at 4.0% significantly increased dry matter production per plant, and concentrations of ascorbic acid, total soluble solids, oleoresin, capsaicin and capsanthin in paprika.