GENETIC VARIABILITY AND HORTI-ECONOMIC TRAITS IN OKRA (ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS)Vishal Sharma, Vijay Bahadur, Anita Kerketta and V.M. PrasadAbstract An experiment was conducted on Genetic variability and Horti-economic traits in fifteen genotypes of Okra with three replication during summer season 2021-22 at the Research Field of Department of Horticulture, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj. The observations were recorded on various yield and yield contributing characters of Okra. The results from the present investigation revealed that 3 genotypes namely; Prabhani Kranti, Gujrat Okra 8 and Arka Anamika exhibited substantially higher fruit yield per plant and performed better for other desirable traits. Both High GCV% and PCV% are recorded highest at Yield / plot (kg) (GCV %35.46) (PVC%35.69) followed by Fruit Weight (g) (GCV%31.30) and (PCV % 31.55), Fruit Length(cm) (GCV %28.18) and PVC % 28.34), Number of Branches(60DAS) (GCV %27.92) and PVC % 28.42) and Fruit yield (q/ha) (GCV %26.20) and PVC % 26.44). Moderate GCV% and PCV% are recorded at Number of branches (30 DAS) (GCV %23.10) and (P C V % 24.50), Fruit Width (cm) (GCV %22.8) and PVC % 22.60) and Fruit yield per plant (g) (GCV %20.94) and PVC % 21.19). Genotypic and Phenotypic correlation coefficient analysis revealed that Fruit yield (q/ha) showed positive significant association with Yield / plot (kg), Fruit yield /plant (g), Length (cm), Weight (g), While negative significant association was observed with Days taken to 50% flowering and Days taken to first picking. |