Interaction Effect of Times of Sowing and Planting Geometry on Growth and Yield Attributes of Okra Under South Gujarat Condition

The experiment was conducted during rabi 2007–08 and 2008–09 at regional Rice Research station, Navsari Agricultural University, Vyara, Tapi to study the Interaction effect of times of sowing and planting geometry on growth and yield attributes of okra under South Gujarat condition. The design was a slit plot replicated three times, with four sowing dates as main plots (D1: -1^st October, D₂: -15^th October, D₃: -1^st November and D₄: -15^th November) and three plant spacing as sub plots (S1: -45x10 cm, S₂: -45x20 cm and S₃: -45x30). The results revealed that the significantly highest plant height (120.82 & 117.53 cm), number of branches (2.07 & 2.02), number of nods per main stem(15.80 & 15.66), number of leaves(10.02 & 10.19), number of pods (12.98 & 12.91), pods weight per plant(1 28.03 gm & 128.22 gm), number of picking(1 4.44 & 13.89), and yield per hectare(15.47 & 15.50 q/ha.) were recorded in 1^st October sowing during both the year. Whereas significantly higher number of pods per plant (11.44 & 11.71), pods weight per plant(1 09.08 gm & 109.60 gm), number of picking(12.08 & 11.58), and yield per hectare(14.75 & 14.30 q/ha) were found in the same treatment (45 X 20 cm) during both the year.