EFFECTS OF SPACINGS AND APICAL NIPPING ON GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND YIELD OF OKRA ( Abelmoschus esculentus (L .), MONECH)
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1994
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AAU, Anand
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A field experiment was conducted on sandy loam soil of Plant Breeding Farm, B. A. College of Agriculture, Gujarat Agricultural University, Anand Campus, Anand to study the "Effect of spacing and apical nipping on growth, development and yield of okra" during the year 1992. The experiment was laid out in split plot design with three replications. Spacing were relegated to main plot, while treatment of apical nipping in combination with variety were embeded in sub plot. There were twenty four treatment combinations comprising four spacing viz., 45 x 30 cm (S1), 45 x 45 cm (S2), 60 X 30 cm (S3) and 60 x 45 cm (S4), three stages of nipping viz. , nipping at 40 DAS (N1), nipping at 60 DAS ( N2) and no nipping i.e. control ( N 0 ) and two varieties viz Parabhani kranti (V1 ) and G0H-1 (V2).
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PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND AGRICULTURAL ECOLOGY, A STUDY