Effects of different seeding days on the development and early productivity of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) under semi-arid conditions of Quetta, Balochistan-Pakistan

Authors

  • Abdullah Baloch Balochistan Agricultural Research and Development Center, Quetta-Pakistan
  • Saadullah Khan Leghari Department of Botany, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan
  • Ajaz Ahmed Department of Botany, University of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan
  • Abdul Hanan Balochistan Agricultural Research and Development Center, Quetta-Pakistan
  • Allah Bakhsh Gulshan Department of Botany, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan-32200, Pakistan
  • Faisal Hussain Department of Botany, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan-32200, Pakistan
  • Muhammad Abid Khan Department of Botany, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan-32200, Pakistan
  • Aneela Nijabat Department of Botany, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan-32200, Pakistan
  • Saher Nawaz Department of Botany, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan-32200, Pakistan

Keywords:

Okra, Sowing time, growth, yield, Climatic conditions

Abstract

Existing research work was imagined determining the effects of different times of sowing on the development and early productivity of Okra plant. Investigation was done at Balochistan agricultural research and development center, Quetta, in the year 2016 by using the Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD). Sowing done with the interval of ten days (10th, 20th, 30th April). The ANOVA data on germination percentage, total survival percentage, average height of plant, and number of leaves at the time of flower appearance, days for flowering, average yield/plant, average yield/plot, and yield/acre revealed significant differences in different sowing times. The maximum germination percentage (64.85), total survival percentage (65.46 a), average height of plant (92.74), number of leaves at the time of first flowering appearance (9.70), average yield/plant (341.00), average yield/plot (13958.25) and yield/acre (4222) were noted for T3 treatment (10th April) and lowest (25.51 c, 52.08 c, 76.31, 5.60, 286.25, 3656.75 and 1106) for T1 treatment (30th April) respectively. Similarly, days taken for flowering exhibited maximum for T3 treatment but minimum for T2 treatment (20th April).

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2022-12-16

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Abdullah Baloch, Saadullah Khan Leghari, Ajaz Ahmed, Abdul Hanan, Allah Bakhsh Gulshan, Faisal Hussain, Muhammad Abid Khan, Aneela Nijabat, & Saher Nawaz. (2022). Effects of different seeding days on the development and early productivity of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) under semi-arid conditions of Quetta, Balochistan-Pakistan. GU Journal of Phytosciences, 2(1), 34–41. Retrieved from https://jphytosci.com/index.php/GUJP/article/view/42

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Vol. 2 No. 1 (2022): GU Journal of Phytosciences [January, 2022]

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