Effect of Panchagavya on Growth, Yield and Quality of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.)

Abstract

An experiment was conducted in the Horticulture Research farm, Department of Horticulture, Naini Agricultural Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj (U.P) during kharif season. The experiment was laid out in RBD with 11 treatment with 3 Replications. The results revealed that Treatment T8 (100% RDF + 3% Panchagavya) performed the best in terms of days to plant height (66.71 cm), Number of branches (5.25), Number of leaves (30.67), Days to 50% flowering (41.13), Length of capsule (8.17 cm), Width of capsule (1.91cm), Number of capsules per plant (19.53), Average fresh weight of capsule (13.80 g), capsule yield per plant (132.27 g), capsule yield per ha (135.20 q), Number of seed per capsule (56.33), Shelf life of fruit (5.73), Total soluble solids (3.03), Seed index (7.40), B:C Ratio (3.49). Therefore, the Tretment T8 (100% RDF + 3% Panchagavya) is best the best when compared to other treatments. As the highest benefit cost ratio was observed in treatments T8 (100% RDF + 3% Panchagavya) ie., (3.49) which states that it is economically profitable compared to all other treatments.