An experiment conducted at the Central research field of SHIATS, Allahabad (U.P.) assessed the effects of Gibberellic acid (GA3) on tomato plants. The study used one tomato variety (Golden) and six treatments with five levels of GA3 (10 ppm to 50 ppm), arranged in a randomized block design with three replications. It likely contains measurements of plant height, number of leaves, number of fruits, fresh fruit weight, ascorbic acid, and total soluble solids.
Use Cases
- Modeling the relationship between gibberellic acid concentration and plant height based on the experimental treatments.
- Predicting tomato fruit yield (number and weight) based on applied GA3 levels.
- Analyzing the effect of plant growth regulators on fruit quality metrics like ascorbic acid and total soluble solids.
- Comparing the performance of different GA3 treatments using the randomized block design structure.
Strengths
- The experiment used a randomized block design with three replications, which suggests a structured approach to reduce bias.
- Five specific concentrations of Gibberellic acid (10, 20, 30, 40, 50 ppm) and a control treatment were tested.
- The description mentions measurement of multiple outcome variables: plant height, number of leaves, number of fruits, fresh fruit weight, ascorbic acid, and total soluble solids.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
Provenance
- Source
- Akash Kumar
- Collection Method
- A field experiment conducted at SHIATS, Allahabad.
- Geography
- Allahabad (U.P.), India