Vishwa Nath

Researcher, Department of Horticulture · RBS College, Bichpuri, Dr. BR Ambedkar University, Agra, Uttar Pradesh · India

Vishwa researches agronomic practices — mulching, plant growth regulators, and cultural techniques — that improve vegetable crop growth and yield under North Indian growing conditions.

1 published paper

Response of Mulching and GA3 on the Performance of Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. Capitata)

A field trial in Agra found that combining black polythene mulch with 50 ppm gibberellic acid (GA3) boosted cabbage head yield by roughly 30% over untreated plants, while also producing the earliest, largest, and densest heads of any treatment tested.

AgronomyHorticultureIndiaCrop Yield

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Field notes6 min read

Black Plastic and a Growth Hormone Grew Bigger Cabbage, Faster

A nine-treatment field trial at RBS College, Agra, found that black polythene mulch paired with 50 ppm gibberellic acid produced cabbage heads that formed earlier, grew larger, and yielded about 30% more than untreated plants — with every other combination landing somewhere in between.

By Vishwa Nath, Arti Gour, Lokesh Kumar Kumawat, and Brijesh KumarFrom the paper: Response of Mulching and GA3 on the Performance of Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. Capitata) →