Effect of Organic Media on Growth Parameters of Okra

Abstract

Before planting any crop, it is crucial to have a solid understanding of the qualities of soil. The characteristics of various soil types will vary. A crop's quality and yield will depend on its soil characteristics. When okra is produced with poor quality due to poor soil qualities then, consumer demand will be reduced. Finding soil-friendly conditions is essential to produce the highest quality okra and satisfying consumer demand. The experiment was conducted in greenhouse of Horticulture Research Institute (HRI), National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC) Islamabad, Pakistan. In this study, Okra seeds were planted in pots in Completely randomized design (CRD) with five treatments i.e., garden soil (T₀) as the control, soil+sand+FYM (T₁), sand+peat moss (T₂), ash+sand+FYM (T₃), and sand+soil+ash (T₄) with  five replications each. After 05 months of planting, different parameters of okra plant  i.e.,  height of plant (cm), width of leaf (cm), length of leaf (cm), number of okra fruit, weight of okra fruit (g) and length of okra fruit (cm). In T_0, Maximum number of plants, maximum leaf width (cm) were noted. In T₁, the maximum leaf length, highest number of okra fruit, maximum fruit weight (g) and the longest fruit length were measured. In T₄, the highest plant height was noted. The results are significant in terms of plant height, fruit weight and number obtained by T₁ and T₄.