Kumari, SantoshDhiman, Shivali2023-07-152023-07-152022-10-27https://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810198274The present investigation entitled “Effect of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria and organic manures on growth and yield in okra [Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench]” was carried out at the Experimental Farm of College of Horticulture and Forestry, Neri, Hamirpur (HP) during the kharif season, 2021. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications at a spacing of 60 cm × 20 cm in a plot size of 1.8 m × 1.0 m accomdating 15 plants per plot. The results revealed that minimum days to first flowering (44.33 days), earliest first flowering node (3.66), minimum days to first fruit harvest (48.33 days), maximum values of plant height (259.08 cm), average fruit weight (19.40 g), fruit length (15.58 cm), fruit breadth (2.14 cm), fruit yield per plant (0.37 kg), fruit yield per plot (2.74 kg) and harvest duration (55.67 days) were recorded by the treatment T16 [FYM (50 q/ha) + Vermicompost (25 q/ha) + Jeevamrit + Pseudomonas fluorescens]. Maximum number of fruits per plant (19.66) were recorded by treatment T12 [FYM (100 q/ha) + Jeevamrit + Pseudomonas fluorescens]. Maximum gross income (₹ 2,58,760 /ha) and net income (₹ 1,60,620 /ha) were obtained by treatment T16 [FYM (50 q/ha) + Vermicompost (25 q/ha) + Jeevamrit + Pseudomonas fluorescens]. Highest B:C ratio (1.69) was recorded by the treatment T10 [Jeevamrit + Pseudomonas fluorescens]. This study led to the conclusion that, growth and yield of okra can be enhanced by the application of FYM, vermicompost, jeevamrit and Pseudomonas fluorescens which will further improve the soil health and will mitigate the environmental pollution.EnglishThesis