Mean Performance Analysis for different characters in Okra (Abelmoschus esculantus L. Moench)

Author: Amit Kumar, Pramod Kumar, Raghvendra Pratap Singh, Imaran Ali and Roop Kishor Pachauri

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Abstract

The field experiment was conducted at the Horticulture Research Centre, Department of Horticulture, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut, during the summer season of 2020–2021. The experiment used 95 genotypes (20 parents and 75 hybrids) in a randomized block design with three replications. Five plants were selected randomly from each replication and data was recorded following characters: plant height (cm), days to 50% flowering, days to first flowering, inter-node length (cm), number of nodes per plant, number of fruits per plant, fruit length (cm), fruit diameter (cm), number of seeds per fruit, weight of 100 seeds per plant (g), and fruit yield per plant (g). The mean of the parents and the mean of the hybrids were compared, which revealed that the overall performance of the hybrids was superior to their parents. The cross-combination Azad Bhindi-2 × Hisar Unnat and Pusa Mukhmali × VRO-6 showed better results in yield per plant. Thus, it is implied that there ample variability in the genotypes of okra. Yields of present cultivars of okra per unit area are very low, because they have been grown continuously for many years. Therefore, there is a need to improve those varieties and develop new varieties.

Keywords

Mean performance, Okra, Characters, Growth, Yield

Conclusion

In conclusion, it is evidently clear from the analysis of variance that the okra genotypes used in this study possessed a considerable mean performance as all the characters revealed considerable variation in the observed traits. The mean of the parents and the mean of the hybrids were compared, which revealed that the overall performance of the hybrids was superior to their parents. The mean of the parents and the mean of the hybrids were compared, which revealed that the overall performance of the hybrids was superior to their parents. The cross-combination Azad Bhindi-2 × Hisar Unnat and Pusa Mukhmali × VRO-6 showed better results in yield per plant. Thus, it is implied that there ample variability in the genotypes of okra.

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Amit Kumar, Pramod Kumar, Raghvendra Pratap Singh, Imaran Ali and Roop Kishor Pachauri (2023). Mean Performance Analysis for different characters in Okra (Abelmoschus esculantus L. Moench). Biological Forum – An International Journal, 15(9): 1012-1017.