Sujata Kumari* Narender K. Bharat1 and D.S. Chauhan2
Regional Office, National Seeds Corporation Ltd, Mohali- 160062 Punjab.
1Department of Seed Science and Technology, Dr YS Parmar University of
Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan-173230 H P.
2Regional Office, National Seeds Corporation Ltd, Mohali- 160062 Punjab.
Email: sujatasst1990@gmail.com
Received-06.09.2019, Revised-25.09.2019
Abstract: A field experiment was carried out during (2016-17) at experimental farm of Department of Seed Science and Technology, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan-273230 (HP). Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) and biocontrol agent (BCA) were applied to crop as seedling root dip as well as soil application singly and in various combinations. Among different treatments, a combination of PGPR (seedling root dip) + Trichoderma harzianum (soil application) performed best w.r.t. various plant growth and yield parameters viz. maximum plant height (70.42 cm), minimum days to 50% flowering (51.00 days), maximum number of fruits/plant (9.50), maximum average fruit weight (44.01g), fruit length (6.68 cm), fruit width (6.18 cm), fruit size (42.05 cm) , minimum days to first picking (82.27), maximum harvest duration (58.33 days), maximum number of fruit pickings (7.93), highest fruit yield/plant (922.33 g), fruit yield/plot (13.83 kg) and fruit yield/ha (403.17 q) were recorded maximum with treatment T5 PGPR (seedling root dip) + Trichoderma harzianum (soil application).
Keywords: Bell pepper, PGPR, BCA, Trichoderma
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