Vol. 12 No. 1
Performance of okra [Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench] cultivars under Red and Laterite Zone of West Bengal
Author(s): R. MEHER, J. MANDAL AND S. MOHANTA
Abstract:
A field experiment was conducted at Horticulture Farm, Institute of Agriculture, Visva Bharati, Sriniketan during summer, 2015 with seven cultivars of okra. The objective of the study was to judge the performance of different okra cultivars under Red and Laterite zone of West Bengal. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications. Observations were recorded on various growths (plant height, flowering, nodes per plant and intermodal length) and yield attributes (fruits per plant, pod length and diameter, pod weight
and fruit dry weight), and yield (yield per plant). Among the cultivars, significant variation in plant height was noted on 15, 30, 45 and 60 days after sowing. Ankur 40, Krishna and Japani Jhar were found early in flowering but only for one or two days. Ankur 40 (15.0) produced maximum number of fruits per plant followed by Priyanka (13.7). Priyanka (17.2g) followed by Awantika 10 (15.9g) produced maximum average pod weight. Priyanka excel other cultivars on yield per plant (238.8g).
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