Author(s):

J Rajesh, VM Prasad and Lalu Naik Banothu

Abstract: The present investigation was carried out at Vegetable Research Farm, Department of Horticulture, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh), during 2014-15 with an aim to evaluate okra hybrids for growth parameters under Allahabad condition. Various morphological parameters viz., days to 50% germination, plant height(cm), number of leaves/plant, number of branches/plant, inter nodal length(cm), days to first flower appears, days to emergence of 50% blooming, first pod (fruit) occurring node, length of fruit (cm), fruit girth (cm), fresh weight of fruit (g), number of seeds per fruit, number of fruits per plant, fruit yield per plant (g) were recorded. Among all hybrids, OKHYB-8 took minimum (3) days for 50% germination whereas hybrid OKHYB-12 took maximum (6.5) days for 50% germination. Hybrid OKHYB-15 was rated as superior for plant height, length of fruit, fresh weight of fruit, number of seeds per fruit, number of fruits per plant and fruit yield per plant. Result obtained from present study provided useful information on variability among various morphological traits of okra hybrids which can be used in Allahabad region for cultivation of hybrids. From the present investigation it can be concluded that okra hybrid OKHYB-15 performed well for various growth and yield traits under Allahabad condition.

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