Growth and Yield Response of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) to Various Levels of Biostimulant
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https://doi.org/10.38211/joarps.2024.05.247Keywords:
Concentrations of biostimulants, Growth, Yield of OkraAbstract
The plant growth and productivity are threatened by poor soil conditions due to excessive use of inorganic fertilizers and abiotic stresses like salinity, drought, and high temperatures. The biostimulants are typically organic chemicals given to plants to increase nutrition efficiency and enhance tolerance against abiotic stresses and plant quality traits. Therefore, the current study was designed in 2023 to explore the effects of biostimulant on the growth, flowering and yield related parameters of okra. In this regard, biostimulant (Quantis Syngenta company) was used as a seed priming agent with different time periods of soaking. Biostimulant was used at 5-, 10-, 20- and 40-ml L-1 and seeds were soaked in each biostimulant solution for 8, 16 and 24 hours. The untreated seeds were treated as control. The experiment was conducted in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three blocks. The results determined that the okra treated with 40 ml L-1 of biostimulant had greater values for seed germination, plant height, branches plant-1, days to flower initiation, pods plant-1, seeds pod-1, pod length, pod diameter, pod weight and pod yield plant-1 as compared to other biostimulant levels and control. In case of soaking time periods, 24 hours resulted maximum seed germination, plant height, branches plant-1, minimum days to flower initiation, pods plant-1, seeds pod-1, pod length, pod diameter, pod weight, and pod yield plant-1. It is concluded from the present study that the seed priming with biostimulant at 40 ml L-1 had significantly greater values for growth and yield related parameters.
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