ASSESSING IMPACT OF NAPHTHALENE ACETIC ACID (NAA)

ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF OKRA (Abelmoschusesculentus L.)

By

MUHAMMAD NISAR

A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Agriculture, Gomal University Dera Ismail Khan,
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of

Master of Science (Honors) Agriculture

In
Horticulture

DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE
FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE
GOMAL UNIVERSITY
DERA ISMAIL KHAN
2014

APPROVED BY THE SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE

----------------------------------Dr. Habib-ur-Rahman
Assistant Professor
Department of Horticulture
Faculty of Agriculture
Gomal University
Dera Ismail Khan

(Supervisor)

----------------------------------- (Co-Supervisor)
Dr. Muhammad Sohail Khan
Research Officer
Agricultural Research Institute
Dera Ismail Khan
----------------------------------- (Chairman)
Dr. Muhammad SaleemJilani
Professor
Department of Horticulture
Faculty of Agriculture
Gomal University
Dera Ismail Khan

THESIS EVALUATED AND EXAMINED BY

EXTERNAL EXAMINAR

_____________________

Dr. EhsanUllah Khan

Principal Scientist
Plant Breeding & Genetics
NIAB, Faisalabad

INTERNAL EXAMINAR

_____________________

Dr. Habib ur Rahman

Assistant Professor
Department of Horticulture
Faculty of Agriculture
Gomal University
Dera Ismail Khan

Remarks

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Place

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Date of thesis defense

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The Director Academics,

Gomal University D.I.Khan
Subject: Oral Examination/ Public Defense of M.Sc. (Hons) Thesis.
Dear Sir,
Mr. Muhammad Nisar, M.Sc( Hons) student

of Department of Horticulture has

successfully defended his thesis entitled Assessing impact of Naphthalene Acetic Acid
(NAA) on growth and yield of okra on 23rdMay 2014 and declared satisfactory, subsequent
thereof his case is recommended for the award of M.Sc (Hons) in Horticulture.
(External Examiner)
Dr.EhsanUllah Khan
Principal Scientist

____________________

(Supervisor)
Dr. Habib-ur-Rahman
Assistant Professor

_____________________

(Co-Supervisor)
Dr. Muhammad Sohail Khan
Research Officer

_____________________

Prof. Dr. Muhammad SaleemJilani

Chairman
Department of Horticulture
Faculty of Agriculture

_____________________

Prof.Dr. Muhammad Saeed Khattak

Dean, Faculty of Agriculture,
Gomal University, D.I.Khan

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The Controller of Examinations,

Gomal University D.I.Khan
Subject: Oral Examination/ Public Defense of M.Sc. (Hons) Thesis.
Dear Sir,
Mr. Muhammad Nisar, M.Sc(Hons) student

of Department of Horticulture has

successfully defended his thesis entitled Assessing impact of naphthalene acetic acid
(NAA) on growth and yield of okra on 23rd May 2014 and declared satisfactory, subsequent
thereof his case is recommended for the award of M.Sc (Hons) in Horticulture.
(External Examiner)
Dr. EhsanUllah Khan
Principal Scientist

(Supervisor)
Dr. Habib-ur-Rahman
Assistant Professor
(Co-Supervisor)
Dr. Muhammad Sohail Khan
Research Officer

____________________

_____________________

_____________________

Prof. Dr. Muhammad SaleemJilani

Chairman
Department of Horticulture
Faculty of Agriculture

_____________________

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Saeed Khattak

Dean, Faculty of Agriculture,
Gomal University, D.I.Khan

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FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE
GOMAL UNIVERSITY
DERA ISMAIL KHAN
THESIS RELEASE FORM.

I, Muhammad Nisar, hereby authorize the faculty of Agriculture Gomal

University Dera Ismail Khan to supply the copies of my thesis to
libraries or individual upon request.

Signature:
Date:

DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE
FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE
GomalUniversity, Dera Ismail Khan,
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan
Tel # 0966 750375

No.______DH/FA/GUDIK

Dated:

27/05/2014

To
The Director (Academics)
Gomal University, D.I.Khan.
Subject:

Certificate

Certified that Mr. Muhammad Nisar, M.Sc. (Hons.) student of Horticulture

department

has

made

all

the

corrections/amendments

in

the

thesis

proposed/suggested by the experts.

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External Examiner

Internal Examiner

Dr. EhsanUllah Khan

Dr. Habib ur Rahman

Principal Scientist

Assistant Professor

Plant Breeding & Genetics

Department of Horticulture

NIAB, Faisalabad

Faculty of Agriculture
Gomal University D.I.Khan

as

Gardner, F.P., R.B. Pearce and R.L. Michell. 1985. Physiology of crop plant. Iowa State Univ.
Press Ames. Iowa. USA.