2024, Vol. 7, Special Issue 9

author(s)
Manoj Kumar Yadav, Harpal Singh, Kanchan Bajiya, Sanjay Kumar Yadav and Ajay Singh Netwal

abstract
A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of organic liquid formulation on growth, yield and quality of red okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) cv. Kashi Lalima in Bundelkhand region during Rabi 2023 at Organic Research Farm, Department of Horticulture, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design (RBD) 9 treatments comprising three replications each. Observations on Plant height (cm), Stem diameter (cm) concluded that high application of organic nutrients might have promoted the maximum vegetative growth while the minimum plant growth was due to non-availability of nutrients. Results revealed that number of leaves and branches per plant increased with increasing plant height successively with the increasing levels of nutrient. Combination of organic nutrients also recorded maximum plant height and number of leaves and branches. Observations on Days to first flowering, Days to 50% flowering, Days to first capsule setting, Days to first capsule picking and Number capsule per plant found that integration of organic liquid formulations favored vigorous growth and synthesized more these hormones in plants. Observations on Average capsule weight (g), capsule length, Average capsule diameter (cm), capsule Yield per plant (kg/plant), capsule Yield per capsule (kg/ capsule), Average capsule yield per hectare (t/ha), Seed index [1000-seed weight (g)] and Total soluble solid (0Brix) concluded that Organic liquid formulations play an important role in improving productivity and quality of fruit. Doses of Organic liquid formulations increased the vigor of plants, assimilating area, size of fruit, thereby resulting into higher weight of fruit.