1Chapter 4 Responses of Sesame to Plant Growth Regulators, Micronutrients, and Salinity

Plant growth regulators are known to modify crop growth and development patterns by exerting profound effects on many physiological processes, thereby increasing the productivity of crops. Plant growth promoters may prove beneficial by decreasing flower drop, increasing fruit set, and enhancing partitioning to the sink, whereas growth retardants may prove effective in arresting excessive vegetative growth, thereby increasing the number of capsules and increasing translocation of assimilates to the sink. Day (2000) found that plant growth regulator treatment did not influence sesame’s capsule anatomy, reduce capsule dehiscence, or improve seed retention.