Effect of Sowing Dates on the Yield and Seed Production of Okra Cultivars in Mansehra

Abstract

To monitor the effect of different sowing dates on the yield and seed production of okra cultivars, an experiment was conducted at Agricultural Research Station, Baffa Mansehra during 2014. Six cultivars of okra i.e. Irka, Sabz Pari, Pusa Green, Pusa Sawani, Sarhad Green and Green Star were sown on three different sowing dates with 15 days interval i.e. 15^th March, 30^th March and 14^th April, 2014. Maximum number of pods plant^-1 (32.12), pod length (11.12 cm), pod diameter (1.54 cm), pod weight (15.24 gm), plant height (184.28 cm), pod yield (16.24 t ha^-1), seed yield (1601.92 kg ha^-1) and 1000-seed weight (86.92 gm) were recorded in cultivars, sown on 30^th March, 2014. Maximum number of pods plant^-1 (32.75), pod length (11.57 cm), pod diameter (1.67 cm), pod weight (16.04 gm), plant height (187.17 cm), pod yield (17.50 t ha^-1), seed yield (1735.00 kg ha^-1) and 1000-seed weight (89.32 gm) were recorded in cultivar Sabz Pari. Sowing of okra cultivar Sabz Pari on 30^th March is recommended for realizing maximum fresh pod and seed yields under the agro-climatic conditions of Mansehra District.

Key words: okra, cultivar, sowing date, pod yield, seed weight.