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DOI	10.56093/ijas.v94i3.142770
	Improvement in yield and quality of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) through crop spacing, mulching and irrigation levels in arid regions
	Meena, Atma Ram; Narolia, Rajeev Kumar; Yadav, Pramod Kumar; Lata, Kumari; Meena, Siyaram
通讯作者	Narolia, RK
来源期刊	INDIAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES
ISSN	0019-5022
EISSN	2394-3319
出版年	2024
卷号	94 期号:3 页码:270-275
英文摘要	The field experiments were conducted during the rainy (kharif) seasons of 2018-19 and 2019-20 at College of Agriculture, Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner, Rajasthan to study the effect of crop spacing, mulching and irrigation levels on yield and quality of okra [Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench]. Experiment was laid out in split plot design (SPD) with four irrigation levels [40, 60, 80 and 100% pan evaporation (PE)] in the main plot. Two crop geometries (normal sowing and paired row sowing) and three mulches (no mulch, straw and plastic mulch in black colour) were used in the sub-plot and sub-sub-plot, respectively. The study found that using 40% of PE for irrigation led to the shortest time to first flowering (41.72 days). However, the highest fruit yield, leaf area index (LAI), total soluble solids (TSS), protein content and cost-benefit ratio (B:C ratio) were achieved when irrigating at 100% PE followed by 80% PE. Water use efficiency (WUE) was highest (17.24 kg/ha/mm) at 40% PE irrigation level. The highest fruit yield of 153.1 g/plant and 122.4 q/ha was achieved when straw mulch was applied. Considering the combined data, it's worth mentioning that the B:C ratio was significantly greater when utilizing 100 PE irrigation without mulch. Conversely, WUE at 19.1 kg/ha/mm, showed a significant increase when employing 40% PE irrigation along with straw mulch. Therefore, the study demonstrates that utilizing paired row sowing with straw mulch and irrigation at 100% PE resulted in the highest growth attributes, fruit quality of okra and B:C ratio.
英文关键词	Abelmoschus esculentus Crop geometries Drip irrigation Water use efficiency
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	gold
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:001185091500015
WOS关键词	GROWTH
WOS类目	Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
WOS研究方向	Agriculture
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/404158
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Meena, Atma Ram,Narolia, Rajeev Kumar,Yadav, Pramod Kumar,et al. Improvement in yield and quality of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) through crop spacing, mulching and irrigation levels in arid regions[J],2024,94(3):270-275.
APA	Meena, Atma Ram,Narolia, Rajeev Kumar,Yadav, Pramod Kumar,Lata, Kumari,&Meena, Siyaram.(2024).Improvement in yield and quality of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) through crop spacing, mulching and irrigation levels in arid regions.INDIAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES,94(3),270-275.
MLA	Meena, Atma Ram,et al."Improvement in yield and quality of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) through crop spacing, mulching and irrigation levels in arid regions".INDIAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES 94.3(2024):270-275.