Gujarat Agricultural University, Navsari
The nature and magnitude of genetic variability was studied in twenty eight varieties of okra. A wide range of phenotypic variability was observed for most of the plant characters. High genetic coefficient of variation was observed for plant height, leaf area, fruits per plant, fruit weight and yield per plant. The heritability values were moderate for plant height, fruits per plant and fruit length whereas low for remaining characters. High genetic advance was found for five characters viz., plant height, leaf area, fruits per plant, fruit weight and yield per plant. Since plant height and fruits per plant possessed high genetic coefficient of variation alongwith high genetic eadvance and moderate heritability, improvement in these characters can be brought out by practicising phenotypic selection.
