| dc.description.abstract | An experiment was conducted in the research field of Department of Crop Botany and Tea
Production Technology, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet from May to October 2013
with a view to select the superior Okra cultivar in relation to growth and yield attributes in
acidic soil conditions. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design
(RCBD) with three replications. A total of 8 cultivars viz. BARI Dherosh-1 (control), Orka
Onamika, Bankim, Durga, JO-1, JO-2, JO-3 and JO-4 were evaluated on the basis of growth
and yield attributes. Orka Onamika, Bankim and Durga were collected from India while JO1,
JO-2,
JO-3
and
JO-4
were
collected
from
Japan.
Significant
variations
were
observed
in
case
of all the parameters except the total no. flowers plant
.
Results revealed that high yielding cultivar Bankim exhibited taller plant at final harvest,
produced early flowers, provided the highest fruit setting (%) and the maximum number of
fruits plant
-1
, and aborted fruits plant
-1
-1
The cultivar JO-1 showed superiority in germination capacity and individual
fruit weight. The longest fruit length and less fruit abortion were found in Durga, whereas
JO-4 showed the highest fruit diameter. The cultivar JO-3 produced higher number of
branches plant
-1
. Fruits of JO-3 appears attractive with ridge less, slender, uniform size and
shape, and was found relatively more tasty due to softness and less fiber content. Regarding
fruit yield, the cultivar Bankim, JO-3 and JO-1 performed better. The cultivars Bankim, JO-1
& JO-3 were proved to be promising cultivars in acid soil conditions of Sylhet considering
overall performance of morphological and yield attributes. | en_US |
