Vol. 10 (4) : July-August 2019 issue
Green Farming Vol. 10 (4) : 527-529 ; July-August, 2019
Effect of spacing and bioinoculants on the growth, yield and quality performance of okra [Abelmoschus esculentus (L.)]
AMMU PUNNOOSE1* and T. SAJITHA RANI2
Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Vellayani - 695 522, Kerala Agricultural University, Dist. Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala)
Designation : 1Ph.D. Scholar *(ammupunnoose@gmail.com), 2Professor & Head
Subject : Agronomy and Crop Production
Paper No. : P-7641
Total Pages : 3
Received : 10 June 2019
Revised accepted : 14 July 2019
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Citation :
AMMU PUNNOOSE and T. SAJITHA RANI. 2019. Effect of spacing and bioinoculants on the growth, yield and quality performance of okra [Abelmoschus esculentus (L.)]. Green Farming Vol. 10 (4) : 527-529 ; July-August, 2019
ABSTRACT
A field study was laid out at the Instructional farm, College of Agriculture, Vellayani with an objective to study the effect of different spacings and bioinoculants on the growth, yield and quality attributes of okra variety Varsha uphar. The experiment was carried out in Randomized block design with three replications under open field condition during June 2017. Three plant to plant spacing were compared (60 x 30 cm, 60 x 45 cm and 60 x 60 cm) and the response of bioinoculants (Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria 1(PGPR 1) and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF)) on the growth and yield of bhindi were analysed with uninoculated control. Significant differences were observed regarding growth, yield and yield attributing characters. Among the three spacings, 60x30 cm proved its dominance over other spacings regarding the yield. PGPR 1 treated seedlings performed better than AMF treated and uninoculated control. On the basis of this investigation it is concluded that PGPR 1 seedling treatment with a spacing of 60×30 cm can be adopted for okra under Kerala condition.
Key words :
Bioinoculants, Growth & yield attributes, Okra, Spacing.
