Vol. 11, Issue 12 (2022)

Author(s):
MA Kharat, DK Zate, RV Bhalerao and DR Bhise

Abstract:
Present investigation was carried out at the department of Horticulture college of Agriculture, VNMKV, Parbhani. Analysis of variance show significant variability among the traits of okra for all character’s studied. Heritability estimates varied from 41.00 percentage for number of days to first harvest to 92.00 percent for plant height. Number of primary branches showed high (>25%) GCV. Moderate heritability (bs) estimates were recorded in number of nodes per plant (82%), node at which 1st flowering (79%), weight of fruit (73%), internodal length (72%), length of fruit (71%) and days to 50% flowering (64%). The highest heritability (bs) estimates were obtained in the characters like number of ridges per fruit (100%), yield per plant (99%), incidence of yellow vein mosaic virus (96%), number of branches per plant (95%), diameter of fruit (94%), incidence of yellow vein mosaic virus (94%), plant height (92%), Number of fruits per plant (91%), number of seed per fruit (91%), weight of 100 seed (87%). The genetic advancement as percent of mean (>20%) was found to be highest for yield per plant, number of fruits per plant, number of seed per fruit, number of branches per plant, while the moderate genetic advance more than (10%) was observed for weight of 100 seed, number of nodes at which 1st flowering appeared, number of fruits per plant, number of ridges per fruit, plant height.