DEVELOPING NEW STRAINS OF OKRA. | ||||
| Journal of Plant Production | ||||
| Article 14, Volume 32, Issue 1, January 2007, Page 583-590 PDF (525.95 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jpp.2007.204839 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| A. M. Masoud1; Y. B. El-Waraky1; T. A. Shalaby2; M. H. Kasem1 | ||||
| 1Veg. Res. Dept., Hort. Res. Int. Agric. Res. Center, Giza, Egypt | ||||
| 2Horticulture Dept., Faculty of Agric., Kafrelsheikh Univ., Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Great variations in plant vigor, productivity and pod characteristics are present in the local green and red cultivars of okra grown at Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate. Six strains of okra were obtained after five generations of inbreeding and selection from the local cultivars. The six selected strains as well as the original cultivars were evaluated during the summer season of 2006 at a private farm in Disuq district, Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate, for yield and horticultural characteristics. The experimental design was a complete randomized block with four replicates. The results indicated that the differences among the selected strains were highly significant for yield and all studied horticultural characteristics. Strain 5 was the tallest one, while, strain 3 had the largest values of most vegetative traits, therefore, it was the latest one. Strain 1 had the lowest values of vegetative traits and it produced the largest values of early and total yield as a number and weight of pods. Therefore, strains 1 and strain 2 surpassed all selected strains and the original cultivars in early and total pods weight. Therefore, strain 1 and strain 2 can be utilized as new cultivars or included in the breeding programs for improving okra production and quality in Egypt. | ||||
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