Paper Title
INFLUENCE OF DIFFERENT ORGANIC NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON GROWTH, YIELD AND ECONOMICS OF OKRA (ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS L)

Abstract
The field experiment was carried out at Organic Farming Research Centre, Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga during 2019-2021 (two years) to evaluate the influence of different organic nutrient management practices on growth, yield and economics of Okra (Bhendi crop). There were nine treatments consisting of organic sources of nutrients evaluated in randomized block design with three replications. Among the treatments, FYM(25t/ha) + 100 per cent N equivalent vermin compost had showed better performance for plan height (75.9 cm), number of leaves per plant (37.2), number of fruits per plant (10.5), fruit weight (11.8 g/fruit) and yield per hectare (7.7 tonnes). The highest gross return (Rs. 1,99,926 ha-1) and net return (Rs. 1,07,726 ha-1). FYM (25t/ha) + 100 per cent N equivalent vermi compost treatment significantly superior over all other treatments except treatment receiving FYM (25 t/ha)+ 100 per cent N equivalent FYM for growth, yield and economics attributes. Keywords - Okra, Organic, Nutrient management, Yield