IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/zib/zbfaer/v3y2023i2p67-72.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Differential Response Of Spacing And Mulching Materials On Growth And Yield Of Okra (Abelmoschus Esculentus L.) In Morang, Nepal

Author

Listed:
  • Chandan K. Shreevastav

    (National Citrus Research Program Dhankuta)

  • Barun Panthi

    (Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science, Tribhuwan University)

  • Dipak Kattel

    (Mahendra Ratna Multiple Campus, Ilam, Nepal)

  • Januka Dahal

    (Mahendra Ratna Multiple Campus, Ilam, Nepal)

Abstract

One of the main vegetable crops grown by farmers in Nepal in the summer is okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.). Its total yield growth and quality are pretentious by diverse cultivation methods. This study was directed at Jahada -4 Morang, Nepal from 23 February to 30 May 2022. Three replications of the field experiment were conducted using the random complete block design (RCBD). Three inter-row spacings (30, 40, and 60) and three different types of mulching ingredients make up the treatment (silver plastic, paddy straw and bare soil or no mulch). The objective of this study was to determine how differently inter-row spacing and mulching materials affected okra development and yield. Okra produced the most (582.10 g/plant) when mulched with silver plastic, followed by paddy straw (502.74 g/plant), bare soil, and no mulch (445.26 g/plant), in that order. The germination percentage, DAS to first flowering, plant height, branch count, pod length, pod weight, yield per plant, and yield per plot are all improved by using silver plastic mulch. The spacing provide no significant effect however yield of okra was highest (20,9625 g/plot) under 30×30 spacing followed by (15,786 g/plot) under 45×30 and (11,824.37 g/plot) under 60x30cm respectively. Silver plastic mulch combined with 30×30 the greatest okra production was achieved by spacing. This study recommends that farmers of the Morang increase yield, and cultivate okra under a layer of silver plastic mulch at a spacing of 30 * 30 cm.

Suggested Citation

  • Chandan K. Shreevastav & Barun Panthi & Dipak Kattel & Januka Dahal, 2023. "Differential Response Of Spacing And Mulching Materials On Growth And Yield Of Okra (Abelmoschus Esculentus L.) In Morang, Nepal," Food and Agri Economics Review (FAER), Zibeline International Publishing, vol. 3(2), pages 67-72, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:zib:zbfaer:v:3:y:2023:i:2:p:67-72
    DOI: 10.26480/faer.02.2023.67.72
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://faer.com.my/archive/2faer2023/2faer2023-67-72.pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.26480/faer.02.2023.67.72?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    More about this item

    Keywords

    Mulching; Okra; Spacing; Yield;
    All these keywords.

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:zib:zbfaer:v:3:y:2023:i:2:p:67-72. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Zibeline International Publishing The email address of this maintainer does not seem to be valid anymore. Please ask Zibeline International Publishing to update the entry or send us the correct address (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://faer.com.my/ .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.