Agronomic Attributes of Five Okra Landraces Selected for Okra Production in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria

E.E. Okoli*

Abstract

A research study on the agronomic attributes of five okra genotypes for Okra production were evaluated for growth and yield at the teaching and research farm of the Department of Crop Science and Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU) Igbariam Anambra state. The experiment was conducted using a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with 4 replications using 3m row plots. The total field size was 187 m² (0.00187 ha) and a plant spacing of 0.60m × 0.30m was used. There was no significant difference in the treatment means for all the parameter studied, however, result from the seedling characteristics revealed that Nkwelle Okra was the earliest to emerge (4.25 days) while Awkuzu okra was the last to emerge (6.00 days).  The experiment showed that Awkuzu okra was earliest to flower at 60.30 days after planting while Nteje Okra was the last to reach 50% flowering at 70.10 days after planting. Awkuzu Okra had the highest number of pods per plant (11.80), pod weight (50.90g) and yield t/ha (0.00005t/ha) while the least was Nteje Okra for number of pods per plants (6.50), pod weight (29.60g) and yield t/ha (0.000029 t/ha). Therefore, a further genetic study was recommended for the studied genotypes to produce hybrid and synthetic cultivar for the production of okra in the study area.

Keywords

agronomic attribute; landraces; okro; oyi local government; anambra state

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*E.E. Okoli. (2021). Agronomic Attributes of Five Okra Landraces Selected for Okra Production in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria. International Journal of Scientific Advances (IJSCIA), Volume 2| Issue 1: Jan-Feb 2021, Pages 35-38, URL: https://www.ijscia.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Volume2-Issue1-Jan-Feb-No.40-35-38.pdf

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Volume 2 | Issue 1: Jan-Feb 2021