Yield Response of Okra to Different Sowing Time and Application of Growth Hormones

Abstract

4 Abstract: A field experiment was conducted to evaluate the response of sowing time and hormones on growth and yield of okra at the Horticultural Farm of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka during the period from March to August, 2007. The experiment consisted of two factors viz. Factor-A: Three sowing time i.e. March 22, April 06 and April 21 and Factor-B: Hormones (4 treatments) i.e. Control, Alga Gold, Crop care and Ripen-15. From the results it was noticed both the fruit number and fruit yield significantly affected by sowing time and hormones. In case of sowing times, 06 April sowing produced the height yield (13.88 t ha ) and 1