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): An Advance Study

Abstract

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, India. The seeds of the okra hybrid (IET, AVT-I and AVT-II) entries were chosen for this study. Okra is one of the most important vegetable crops grown for its tender green fruits during summer and rainy seasons. 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-13 followed by 012/OKHYB-15 (225.4 q/ha.).