INTRODUCTION:-
Ø The unripe okra fruit is usually eaten as a vegetable.
Ø The fully ripe fruit and the raw fibrous stem are used in the paper industry.
Ø Being rich in nutritional, taste, medicinal and industrial value, lady finger is one of the most popular vegetables among all classes of people.
Ø The mucilage from the stem and roots of okra is used to purify sugarcane juice in jaggery production.
Dried okra seeds can provide oil (13-22%) and protein (22-24%).
1] Sowing time –
Kharif- june-august
Rabi- Jan – Feb
2] Seed rate – 4.0 – 5.0 kg per acre
3] Spacing – 1.5 ft x 1 ft
4] Irrigation – Weekly Interval
5] Fertilizer application (per acre)
FERTILIZERS | Per acre | |
BASAL | 30 DAS | |
FYM | 15 t/ acre | – |
Urea [46-0-0] | 60 Kg | 40 Kg |
DAP | 40 Kg | 20 Kg |
MOP | 40 Kg | 20 Kg |
Solutions
| Days | Stage | Solution | Potential Disease | Potential Pest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 – 15 | From sowing to planting | Treat the seed with Zeb-75 (Mancozeb 75% WP) @ 2g/kg of seed Katra Nano NPK 19-19-19 @ 200 gm per acre + Micronutrient containing Microgold 2g/Lit water + Saaf powder (Carbendazim 12% Mancozeb 63%WP) @ 2g/Lit of water + Acetamipride 20% @ 1gm/Litre | Fusarium wilt | White fly |
| 25 – 30 | Vegetative growth stage | Katra Nano Mono Ammonium Phosphate (12-61-0) @200 gm/acre + Kargil (Imidacloprid 30.5% SC) 2 ml/Lit of water + Fungus-G 1.5 g/Ltr of water | Leaf curl, Downey mildewWhite fly | White fly |
| 40 – 45 | Flowering stage | Katra Nano NPK Potassium Nitrate 13-0-45@200 gm per acre + Atal (Boron 10% Micronutrients) @ 100 ml per acre + Bell (Fipronil 5% SC) 2-5 ml/Ltr of water + Banalarva (Emamectin Benzoate 5% SG) 4 gm/10 Ltr of water + Saaf powder (Carbendazim 12% Mancozeb 63%WP) @ 2 gm/Lit of water | Powdery Mildew, Downy Mildew | white fly, Aphid, Worm Thrips |
| 60 -65 | Fruiting stage | Katra Nano Potassium Phosphate 0-52-34@200 gm/acre + Kargil (Imidacloprid30.5% SC) 2-5 ml/Lit water + Bell (Fipronil 5% SC) 2-5 ml/Ltr water + K-Sulph (Sulfur 80%) WDG) @3g/Litre of water | Cercospora, Powdery Mildew | Whitefly, thrips |
| 80 – 85 | Maturity stage | Flamingo (Emamectin Benzoate 3% Thiamethoxam 12% WDG) 0.4 – 0.5 g/Lit of water + Prosper @ 2-5 ml/Lit of water + Nimbean 1000 EC 1.7 mL/L of water | Yellow Vein Mosaic, Powdery Mildew | Whitefly, caterpillar, spider |