RESPONSE OF SOWING TIME AND HORMONES ON GROWTh AND YIELD OF OKRA

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted to evaluate the response of sowing time and hormones on growt.h and yield of okra at the Ilorticultural Farm of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka during the period from March to August, 2007. The experiment consisted oI' two factors viz. Factor-A: Three sowing time i.e. March 22, April 06 and April 21 and Factor-B: Hormones (4 treatments) i.e. Control, Alga Gold, Crop care and Ripen- 15. The experiment was laid out with Randomized Complete Block Design (ROil)) with three replications. In case of sowing times, 06 April produced the height yield (13.88 t hi') and 22 March produced the lowest yield (10.22 t hi'). In case of hormone, Ripen-IS produced the highest yield of okra (14.06 t hi) and control produced the lowest (10.06 t hi'). Combined effect of 06 April sowing with Ripen-15 produced the highest yield (15.98 t hi') while 22 March sowing with no hormone gave the lowest yield (9.10 t hi'). Therelbre, 06 April sowing with Ripen-IS is best fhr better growth and yield of okra.