Vol. 11, Issue 11 (2022)

The present investigation entitled “Impact of apical pinching and fruit picking on seed quality parameters of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench)” was carried out in Kharif 2020 at the Seed Testing Laboratory, Department of Seed Science and Technology, College of Agriculture, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh. Different apical pinching (P₀: no pinching, P₁: pinching at 20 days after sowing and P₂: pinching at 30 days after sowing) and fruit picking (F₀: no fruit picking, F₁: one fruit picking, F₂: two fruit picking, F₃: three fruit picking and F₄: four fruit picking) treatments were evaluated for GO-6 variety for seed quality parameters. Apical pinching done at 20 days after sowing (P₁) coupled with two green fruit picking (F₂) recorded the maximum seed germination (%), seedling length (cm), seedling vigour index I and seedling vigour index II.