Response of Irrigation Levels, Crop Geometry and Mulch on Fruiting and Picking of okra Grown under Drip System

Author: Atma Ram Meena, R.K. Narolia, S.R. Bhunia, Suman Meena and Siyaram Meena

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Abstract

The field experiments conducted to Instructional Farm, College of Agriculture, Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner, for two consecutive Kharif seasons in 2018 and 2019 to investigate the “Responce of Irrigation Levels, Crop Geometry and Mulch on Fruiting and Picking of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench) Grown under Drip System”. Experiments were set up in a split plot design and repeated three times. In the main plot, four irrigation levels (40, 60, 80, and 100 per cent PE), in the sub-plot, two crop geometry (normal sowing at 50 cm row spacing and paired row sowing at 30 cm × 70 cm) and in the sub-sub plot, three mulch (no mulch, straw, and plastic mulch) were used. Different irrigation levels, crop geometry and mulch treatments all had a significant impact on days to first fruiting and picking of okra, according to the findings. Pooled mean results showed that irrigation at 40 per cent PE were recorded minimum days to first fruiting and fruit picking.

Keywords

Drip Irrigation, Crop Geometry, Mulch, Okra

Conclusion

Out of the four irrigation levels days to first fruiting and picking was recorded minimum with 40 per cent PE levels of drip irrigation, whereas, maximum time required at 100 per cent PE drip irrigation level. The crop geometry had no significant effect on days to first fruiting and picking. In straw mulch, the least time to first fruit initiation and fruit picking.

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How to cite this article

Atma Ram Meena, R.K. Narolia, S.R. Bhunia, Suman Meena and Siyaram Meena (2023). Response of Irrigation Levels, Crop Geometry and Mulch on Fruiting and Picking of okra Grown under Drip System. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 15(2): 871-873.