Effect of Paclobutrazol and Ethephon on the Biochemical Constituents of Cape Gooseberry (Physalis peruviana L.)

Cape gooseberry (Physalis peruviana L.) plants were treated with paclobutrazol (12.5, 25, 50 and 100 ppm) and ethephon (100, 200, 400 and 800 ppm) in a field experiment during Rabi season. The biochemical constituents estimated were acidity, tolal soluble solids (TSS), total sugar, reducing sugar, non-reducing sugar and ascorbic acid (Vit. ‘C’). The result indicate that 50 ppm paclobutrazol and 400 ppm ethephon, significantly increased the TSS, total sugar, reducing sugar, ascorbic acid (Vit. ‘C’) and decreased acidity and non-reducing sugar. A highly significant increase in yield by 131 per cent with ethephon 400 ppm and by 105 per cent with paclobutrazol was noticed over control.