ABSTRACT
Four okra cultivars [Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench] were cultivated for two growing periods at nitrogen (N) application rates of 150, 300 and 450 mg N L−1. There was no effect of N on pod size (length and diameter) or on the number of seeds per pod and seed size (mean 1000 seed weight), all these characteristics of which related to the genotype. High N application (450 mg N L−1), increased the seed yield of the cultivar with the lowest flower induction (Boyiatiou), but only in experiment 2. In Veloudo, seed yield was highest at 300 mg N L−1, whereas in Pylaias and Clemson 450 mg N L−1 reduced seed yield. In all cultivars, seeds produced at an N rate of 450 mg N L−1 exhibited a significantly higher percent germination N, possibly by reducing the incidence of seed hardness.
Funding
We are grateful to the National Foundation of Scholarships of Greece for its financial support to Mohammadi Ghadir throughout the course of this work.