Effect of time of planting and spacing on the quality seed production of okra cv. Pusa Bhindi-5

Abstract

The present investigation entitled “Effect of time of sowing and spacing on seed yield and quality in okra cv. Pusa Bhindi-5 was carried out at Research Farm, Division of Vegetable Science, IARI, New Delhi during Kharif-2017, The experiment consisted of three date of sowing, viz. D1 (15th June), D2 (30th June), D3 (15th July) and three spacing i.e., 75×25cm (S1), 60×25cm (S2) and 50×25cm (S3). The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design (RBD) with four replications and the quantitative data recorded were subjected to analysis of variance. The time of sowing and spacing had significant influence on plant height and number of leaves at 30, 45 and 60 days after sowing. Time of sowing had also significantly affected the days to first flowering, number of pod per plant, seed yield per plant, seed yield per hectare and 1000 seed weight. Based upon the results obtained from this study, it was concluded that the higher seed yield with better quality trait in seed crop of okra cv. Pusa Bhindi-5 was obtained on 15th June sowing with the spacing of 50×25 cm under Delhi conditions.