Growth and yield of okra as influenced by alley size and hedgerow pruning interval in hill slope

Abstract

Abstract : An experiment was conducted at the Hill Agricultural Research Station, Khagrachari from May 2002 to November 2004 to find out the effect of alley size (3.0 m, 4.0 m and 5.0 m) and hedgerow pruning interval (1 month, 2 month and 3 month) on the yield and yield components of okra in hill slope condition during rainy season. The highest plant height (1.83 m) was found from 3.0 m wide alley size but the highest percentage of branching plant (39.9%) and number of branch per plant were obtained from 5.0 m wide alley. The tallest plant (1.76 m) was recorded in 3 months pruning interval. The highest yield (16.14 t/ha) was produced by the plants grown in 3.0 m size alley. In case of hedgerow pruning interval, the highest yield (16.07 t/ha) was recorded from 2 months pruning interval that was statistically different with other two pruning intervals. The treatment combination 3.0 m size alley with 1 month pruning interval produced the highest yield (17.67 t/ha).