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Effect of Apical Debudding on Growth and Yield of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

F. O. Olasantan
F. O. Olasantan
Affiliation:
Agronomy Department, School of Agricultural Education, College of Education, Ila-Orangun, Nigeria
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Summary

Field trials on okra over three seasons showed that the removal of the apical bud on the main stem at 3 or 4 weeks did not affect marketable fruit yield but that yield was reduced by about 39% when debudding was done at 5, 6 or 7 weeks. Apical debudding led to increased vegetative development, enhanced dry matter accumulation and reduced plant height. Removing the apical bud at weeks 3, 4 or 5 delayed the first harvest by 8, 15 or 18 days, respectively, compared to the undebudded control plants. It appears that okra can tolerate considerable apical damage during the vegetative stage, as can happen with insect attack, without serious loss of yield.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 22 , Issue 3 , July 1986 , pp. 307 - 312
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1986

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