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    Agrometeorological Analysis of Okra Cultivation in Spring-Summer Season
    (CCSHAU, 2019) Ashish Kumar; Surender Singh
    A field study was conducted in Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University in the research farm of Department of Agricultural Meteorology entitled “Agrometeorological Analysis of Okra Cultivation in Spring-Summer Season” with the objectives to quantify various agrometeorological indices for different phenophases and to examine the relationship between weather variables and yield attributes of Okra. The experiment was conducted in split plot design with four dates sowing (2, 12 and 22 March and 2 April) and three varieties (Hisar Unnat, Hisar Naveen and Varsha Uphar) in 3.0 x 3.0 m plot with 30 cm x 10 cm spacing. The results showed that Hisar Naveen resulted into significantly higher growth parameters like plant height (122.20 cm at 90 DAS), LAI (2.22 at 90 DAS), leaf dry matter (25.97 g/plant at 90 DAS), number of branches per plant (2.1), yield attributes like fruit length (8.21 cm); fruit weight (7.30 g), fruit diameter (1.40 cm) and yield (120.3 q/ha) and 22 March of sowing of okra found to be the most suitable date. The different weather indices like GDD (301.040 C day at germination to 763.52 0C day at first picking), Heliothermal units (567.470 C day hours at germination to 55576.460 C day hours first picking), Photothermal units (927.110 C day hours at germination to 9593.170 C at first picking), Hydrothermal units (6094.200 C days hours at germination to 47685.460 C days hours) ; heat use efficiency (0.4140 C at first picking to 1.1520 C day hour at physiological maturity); heliothermal use efficiency (0.590 C day hour at first picking to 0.190 C day hour at physiological maturity); photo thermal use efficiency (0.320 C day hour at first picking to 0.780 C day hour at physiological maturity); hydrothermal use efficiency (0.199 kg/ha 0C day at first picking to 0.512 kg/ha 0C day at physiological maturity) and photothermal index (16.24 kg/ha 0C day at germination to 17.60 kg/ha 0C day at first picking) were found better in okra crop sown on 22 March while Hisar Naveen variety was superior in using the agrometeorological parameters like maximum and minimum temperature, actual vapour pressure during morning and evening; relative humidity during morning and evening; wind speed; sunshine hours; evaporation and rainfall. The regression equation (R2) ranged from 0.51; 0.56; 0.52; 0.71 for GDD; Heliothermal units; photothermal units; hydrothermal; units and hydrothermal use efficiency, respectively. Overall; Hisar Naveen (120.3 q/ha) variety found suitable for maximum growth and yield while third week of March month provides highest yield (122.3 q/ha) with better utilization of all agrometeorological resources.