EFFECT OF NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT AND FRUIT POSITION ON GROWTH AND SEED YIELD OF OKRA

Abstract

The experiment was conducted at the Farm of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka during the period from April to September 2017 to study in effect of nutrient management and fruit position on growth and seed yield of okra. The experiment consisted of four different levels of NPKS as: F = N 60 P 20 K 40 S 10, F 2 = N 80 P 30 K 60 S 15, and F 3 = N 120 P 40 K 80 S 20 0 , and Seed from fruits of different node position viz. P 1 =from fruits borne on 1-3 nodes, P = from fruits borne on 4-8 nodes, P = from all fruits. The experiment was laid out in two factors Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications. Results showed that a significant variation among the treatments in respect majority of the observed parameters. Different nutrient level and seed from different fruit position

3 had significant influence on growth, seed yield and quality components of okra. The maximum number of pods per plant (29.79), pod length (16.54 cm), individual pod weight (16.28g), number of seeds per pod (46.81) thousand seed weight (62.15g) was obtained from F 3 P treatment combination (N 120 P 40 K 80 S 20 1 Kg/ha with seeds from fruits borne on 1-3 nodes) whereas the minimum number of pods per plant (23.36), pod length (13.2 cm), individual pod weight (11.23g), number of seeds per pod (37.95) thousand seed weight (42.65g) was obtained from F 0 P treatment combination (control with from all fruits) It is apparent that F 3 P 1 3 treatment combination gave the best performance for the growth and seed yield of okra. = Control, F 2 1