Impact of IAA, Brassinolide, Potassium nitrate and Kinetin on the Chlorophyll Contents of Asparagus racemosus Willd
Fatima Khan* and Mudasir Qadir
Govt. College of Science and Commerce Benazeer, Bhopal-462008 (India) Correspondence email: muddassirahmad62@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
In this investigation, the seeds of A. racemosus were studied for their chlorophyll contents which were pretreated with IAA, Brassinolide, Potassium nitrate and Kinetin before germination during which the highest chlorophyll contents (both a and b) were found to be 4.91 mg-g FW-1 in 100 ppm IAA treated seeds followed by 4.89 mg-g FW-1 under 50 ppm brassinolide, 4.79 mg-g FW-1 under 50 ppm potassium nitrate and 4.5 mg-g FW-1 under 50 ppm kinetin compared to untreated seeds which exhibited only 4.26 mg-g FW-1. The mentioned results concluded that the primary productivity of this chosen plant increases with higher dozes of IAA as compared to controlled seedlings as well as other used factors.