November 2014

Evaluation of anti-lodging plant growth regulators on the growth and development of rice (Oryza sativa)

Lodging is characterized by the reduction in plant canopy and the bending or fall over of mature plants with panicles on the soil or water resulting in yield and quality decline. It may be induced by variations in crop nutrition, water management, susceptible tall varieties and windy conditions. In all cases the plant stem base is unusually weak with a reduced diameter. This study evaluated the use of  2 plant...

Author(s): Puran Bridgemohan and Ronell S. H. Bridgemohan