PRODUCTIVITY OF OKRA CULTIVARS IN FOUR PLANTING DATES AT RIO BRAVO, TAMAULIPAS, MEXICO
Four okra, Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench, cultivars were evaluated in four planting dates during the WinterSpring season of 1994, at Río Bravo, Tamaulipas, to determine their reproductive behavior. Three were the hybrids ?Cajun Delight?, ?North & South?, and ?Annie Oakley?, and the fourth, the open pollinated ?Clemson Spineless 80?. The variables measured at the reproductive stage were: plant height, leaf number, fruit number, fruit weight per plant, and fruit length. Significant differences were observed for all variables among planting dates and among cultivars. Fruit weight (harvested three times per week) had considerable variation among total weekly harvests in each planting date. The productive stage in early plantings (15 February and 22 March) was maintained for a maximum of eight weeks and in late plantings (15 April and 18 May) it was prolonged to 18 and 19 weeks, respectively. The highest fresh fruit production was obtained from the 18 May planting date. ?Cajun Delight? yield was higher than that of the other three cultivars, with no difference among these three.
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Colegio de Postgraduados
1999
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| Online Access: | https://www.agrociencia-colpos.org/index.php/agrociencia/article/view/1578 |
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| Summary: | Four okra, Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench, cultivars were evaluated in four planting dates during the WinterSpring season of 1994, at Río Bravo, Tamaulipas, to
determine their reproductive behavior. Three were the hybrids ?Cajun Delight?, ?North & South?, and ?Annie Oakley?, and the fourth, the open pollinated ?Clemson Spineless 80?. The
variables measured at the reproductive stage were: plant height, leaf number, fruit number, fruit weight per plant, and fruit length. Significant differences were observed for all variables
among planting dates and among cultivars. Fruit weight (harvested three times per week) had considerable variation among total weekly harvests in each planting date. The productive stage in
early plantings (15 February and 22 March) was maintained for a maximum of eight weeks and in late plantings (15 April and 18 May) it was prolonged to 18 and 19 weeks, respectively. The
highest fresh fruit production was obtained from the 18 May planting date. ?Cajun Delight? yield was higher than that of the other three cultivars, with no difference among these
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