PERFORMANCE OF ALL INDIA CO-ORDINATED VEGETABLE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (AICVIP) HYBRID TRIALS (IET, AVT-I and AVT-II) ON GROWTH, YIELD AND QUALITY OF BHENDI (Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench)

R. PANDIYAN¹*, L. PUGALENTHI², V.A. SATHYAMURTHY^3
1Department of Vegetable Crops, Horticultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, 641003, Tamil Nadu, India
²Department of Vegetable Crops, Horticultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, 641003, Tamil Nadu, India
³Department of Vegetable Crops, Horticultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, 641003, Tamil Nadu, India
* Corresponding Author : kalaivanipandiyan.74@rediffmail.com

Received : 18-07-2018     Accepted : 07-09-2018     Published : 15-09-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 17       Pages : 7083 - 7086
Int J Agr Sci 10.17 (2018):7083-7086

Keywords : ICAR-ICRP-VC Bhendi hybrid entries (IET, AVT-I and AVT-II), growth, Yield
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author thankful to Department of Vegetables Crops, Horticultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

A field experiment was carried out to study the performance of All India Co-Ordinated Vegetable Improvement Project (AICVIP) hybrid trials (IET,AVT-I and AVT-II) on growth, yield and quality of Bhendi (Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench) from 2012 to 2014 at the Department of Vegetable Crops, Horticultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore. The seeds of the okra hybrid (IET,AVT-I and AVT-II) entries were chosen for this study. The results based on Bhendi hybrids trials mean revealed that different hybrid entries were applied in three replications. Among the entries tested (IET), the highest fruit yield (226.5 q/ha) was recorded in 2014/OKHYB-4 followed by 2014/OKHYB-6 (200.4 q/ha),the results revealed that (AVT-I) the highest fruit yield (243.5 q/ha) was recorded in 2013/OKHYB-9 followed by 2013/OKHYB-10 (224.6 q/ha). Among the entries tested (AVT-II), the highest fruit yield (238.7 q/ha) was recorded in 2012/OKHYB-13followed by 012/OKHYB-15 (225.4 q/ha.

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