Growth and Yield of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L) as Affected by Date of Sowing and Spacing under north Gujarat Condition

A field experiment was carried out during kharif season of 2010–11 at Dantiwada Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar to study the effect of sowing dates and spacing on growth and yield of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) var. Parbhani Kranti. The experiment was laid out in split plot design with three replications and sixteen treatment combinations consisted of four dates of sowing viz., 15th August (D1), 1st September (D2), 15th September (D3) and 1st October (D4) and four plant spacing 30 cm × 30 cm (S1), 45 cm × 30 cm (S2), 45 cm × 45 cm (S3) and 60 cm × 30 cm (S4). The growth and yield attributes like plant height (cm), stem girth, leaf area index, average length of internodes, flower parameters, number of fruits per plant and fruit yield per hectare were significantly higher under sowing on 15th August with plant spacing 30 cm × 30 cm (S1) but fruit yield per plant was significantly higher on 15th August at 45 cm × 45 cm.