Approved Plant Growth Regulator | Crop | Time of application / purpose | a.i. (ppm/gm/%) (Dosage per ha) | Formulation (ml/gm/L tr/kg/%) | Dilution In Water (Litres) / Preparation of solution | Waiting period / PHI between last applicatio n & harvest (days) |
Ethephon 39 % SL | Pomegranate | Defoliation for better flowering and fruit yield | 390-48.5 gm | 1000- 1250 ml | 500 | 135 days (2-2.5 ml/lit water) |
Paclobutrazol 23% SC (W/W) / (25% W/V) (Indigenous manufacture) | Pomegranate | To induce flowering and enhance yield | 0.69 grm .ai./h a | 3.0 ml/tree | 2L Recommended as soil drench (single application) ring form furrow to be made at a depth of 5-7 cm around plants and soil drenching to be done in active root zone and covered with soil. | 83 |