Effects of Spacing and Nitrogen Fertilizer on ‘Pusa Sawani’ Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) in Nepal

A two year study on ‘Pusa Sawani’ okra grown during the summer in Rampur, Nepal (228 m OD; 27° 37′ N) has shown that spacing did not affect days to first harvest or pod length but that pod number plant−1 was affected significantly. Although individual plant yields at each harvest were maximum viith...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Experimental agriculture 1983-07, Vol.19 (3), p.239-242
Main Author: Shrestha, G. K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Citations: Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:A two year study on ‘Pusa Sawani’ okra grown during the summer in Rampur, Nepal (228 m OD; 27° 37′ N) has shown that spacing did not affect days to first harvest or pod length but that pod number plant−1 was affected significantly. Although individual plant yields at each harvest were maximum viith plants spaced 45 cm apart (a population of about 50,000 plants ha−1) pod yields ha−1 were maximum with plants spaced only 15 cm apart (about 150,000 ha−1). Applications of nitrogen fertilizer hastened the first harvest by 4–6 days compared to the unfertilized control plots. The greatest pod yield (9.3 t ha−1) was obtained from plots given 60 kg N ha−1.
ISSN:0014-4797
1469-4441
DOI:10.1017/S0014479700022754