EFFECT OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS ON QUALITY ATTRIBUTING CHARACTERS OF SAPOTA [MANILKARA ACHRAS (MILL.) FORSBERG] CV. CRICKET BALL UNDER AGRO-CLIMATIC CONDITIONS OF CHHATTISGARH PLAINS

Abstract

The experiment were carried out during the years 2020-21 and 2021-22 at the experimental field of the Horticulture Instructional Farm, Department of Fruit Science, College of Agriculture, IGKV, Raipur (C.G.). The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Block Design with twenty-five treatment combinations, each replicated thrice. The results were observed during both years of consecutive experiment and data on chemical parameters such as, total soluble solids (21.65 0Brix), total sugar (16.80%), reducing sugar (10.40%), non-reducing sugar (6.40%), ascorbic acid content (13.43 mg/100g), fruit moisture (75.41%), pH (5.39) and pulp/ Seed ratio (24.96) of sapota fruits were proved maximum values with the applications of NAA @ 200 ppm. However, the acidity content (0.112%) of sapota fruit was observed the minimum with the applications of NAA @ 200 ppm.