Author(s):

Sagar Kumar Sharma, CP Sachan, CL Maurya, Poonam Singh, Alok Kumar and Anubhav Kumar

Abstract: An experiment was conducted in 2016 by using Factorial Completely Randomized Design with three replications to find out the influence of fruit positions and fruit retention loads on seed quality parameters of okra. The okra variety, Arka Anamika was tested with 12 treatment combinations (consisted of two fruit retention loads as factor – I and six fruit positions as factor – II) in field experiment at Vegetable research Farm, Kalyanpur, C.S. Azad university of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur. harvested seeds were subjected to laboratory analysis in the department of Seed Science and technology, C.S. Azad university of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur. Observations were recorded on seed quality parameters. Significantly highest values for test weight (g), standard germination (%), seed density (g/cc), root length(cm), shoot length(cm), total seedling length (cm), seedling dry weight (g), speed of germination, seed vigour index-I and seed vigour index-II and lowest value for hard seeds (%) were recorded in R₁ (Retention of fruits borne on different nodes for seed purpose and harvesting remaining fruits for vegetable purpose) fruit retention load over R ₂ ((Retaining all fruits for seed purpose). Among the fruit positions, P₁ (From fruits borne on 1-3 nodes) position recorded significantly maximum values for all the studied parameters except hard seeds (%). Thus, it is concluded from the research work that for harvesting vigorous and good quality seed, the treatment combination R₁P₁ (Retention of fruits borne on 1-3 nodes for seed purpose and harvesting remaining fruits for vegetable purpose) may be adopted as it exhibited superior performance over other treatment combinations for all the seed quality parameters under study.

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