Effect of plant geometry and nutrition on the phenological traits and chemical composition of pod of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus '˜L') cv. Pusa Sawani
Abstract
The investigation were carried out with an objective to assess the “effect of plant geometry and nutrition on the phenological traits and chemical composition of pod in okra (Abelmoschus esculentus ‘L’ Moench) cv. Pusa Sawani” at the Department of Horticulture, C.S. Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur during rainy season of two consecutive years 2003 and 2004. The experiment comprised four levels of nitrogen (0, 60, 90 and 120 kg ha-1), three levels of phosphorus (0,60 and 90 kg ha-1) and two plant spacing (30x40 and 40x40 cm) in Factorial experiment of Randomized Block Design with three replications. Application of 120 kg nitrogen ha-1 (N3) caused maximum days for first flower initiation (45.98 and 46.93 days), nitrogen content in pod (2.67 and 2.71 %), phosphorus content in pod (0.77 and 0.79 %) and protein content in pod (16.15 and 16.25 %) but maximum days for first fruit formation was observed with N0 treatment (48.13 and 49.08 days) during two years of respectively. 60 kg phosphorus ha-1 (P1) showed maximum days for first flower initiation (46.25 and 47.22 days). 90 kg phosphorus ha-1 (P2) caused to produce maximum nitrogen content in pod (2.36 and 2.38 %), phosphorus content in pod (0.84 and 0.86 %) and protein content of pod (15.06 and 15.14 %), but in this regard P0 treatment took maximum days for first fruit formation (47.18 and 47.25 days) during both corresponding years. Wider spacing (40x40 cm) presented maximum days for first flower initiation (46.78 and 47.73 days), nitrogen content in pod (2.46 and 2.49 %), phosphorus content in pod (0.78 and 0.81 %) and protein content of pod (15.63 and 15.71 %), whereas, maximum days taken for first fruit formation (47.10 and 48.01 days) with closer spacing (40x30 cm) during both the years of experimentation.References
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3. Asif, M.I. and Greig, J.K. (1972). Effect on N, P and K fertilization on fruit yield, macro and micro nutrients, levels and nitrate accumulation in okra [Abelmoschus esculentus ‘L’ (Moench)]. J. American Soc. Hort. Sci., 97(4) : 440-442.
4. Balasubramani, P. and Pappaih, C.M. (1988). Studies on the effect of Azospirillum and nitrogen on growth and yield of Bhindi (Abelmoschus esculentus ‘L’ Moench) var. Pusa Sawani. South Ind. Hort., 36(4) : 216-217.
5. Dimari, D.C. and Lal, Gulshan (1988). Effect of nitrogen fertilization, spacing and method of planting on yield parameters and quality of tomato cv. Pant Bahar. Veg. Sci., 15(2) : 105-112.
6. Gandhi, S.R.; Lawande, K.E. and Kale, P.N. (1990). Effect of different seasons and spacing on yield and quality of Bhindi (Abelmoschus esculentus ‘L’ Moench). Haryana J. Hort. Sci., 19(3-4) : 329-332.
7. Mani, S.; Ravel, R. and Shukla, V. (1981). Effect of nitrogen and phosphorus on yield and chemical composition of okra. Geobios New Report., 2(2-3) : 56-59.
8. Niranjan, K.V. and Devi, L.S. (1990). Influence of P and S on yield and quality of chilies. Curr. Res., 19(6) : 93-94.
9. Omotosa, S.O. and Shittu, O.S. (2008). Soil properties, leaf nutrients composition and yield of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus ‘L’ Moench) as affected by broiler litter and NPK 15:15:15 fertilizers in Ekiti state, Nigeria. International J. of Agri. Research, 3(2) : 140-147.
10. Rajaraman, G. and Pugalendhi (2013). Influence of spacing and fertilizer levels on the leaf nutrients content of Bhindi (Abelmoschus esculentus ‘L’ Moench) under drip fertigation system. Academic J., 8(48) : 6344-6350.
11. Singh, D.K.; Lal, G. and Rai, P.N. (1993). Performance of okra cultivars under Tarai conditions of U.P. Ann. Agric. Res., 14(2) : 220-222.
12. Singh, K. and Srivastava, B.K. (1988). Effect of various levels of nitrogen and phosphorus on growth and yield of chili (Capsicum annum L). Indian J. Hort., 45(3-4) : 319-324.
13. Singh, P.; Sharma, P.P. and Arya, P.S. (1986). Studies on the effect of nitrogen and potassium on growth, fruit yield and quality of seed in chili. Ind. Cocoa and Areca nut J., 9(3) : 67-69.
14. Yoshida, S.; Forno, D.A.; Cock, J.H. and Gomez, K.A. (1976). Laboratory manual for physiological studies of rice. International Rice Research Institute, Philippines.
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