Efecto de la época de siembra sobre el crecimiento y el rendimiento de okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench) en el valle de Lerma, Salta

Lozano, L.; Talamo, A.; Artinian, A.L. and Nunez, M.E. 2013. Ef fect of sowing date on growth and yield of okra ( Abelmoschus es culentus (L.) Moench) in Lerma valley, Salta. Horticultura Argentina 32 (78): 15-21. The purpose of this paper was to determine the more appropriate sowing date to achieve a high yield of okra (cultivar Blue Sky) in Lerma valley (Salta), evaluating its effect on the components of the yield. The treatments consisted in five sowing dates (24/09, 6/10, 15/10, 25/10 and 3/11 of 2010) under a randomized complete block design with six repetitions. The seeds emerged on average to the thirteen days (range from 11 to 19 days). The immature fruits with a longitude from 5 to 7 cm, were harvested from 29/ 11/10 to 20/04/11. The variable height of the plant, weight and total number of fruits harvested were analyzed in the whole pro duction cycle and for crop date. The height of the plants during the cultivation cycle varied significantly with the treatments being a tendency of the plants to have bigger height in late growing season. Significant changes were not observed as regard of the num ber of the fruits and their fresh weight, due to the sowing date. Additional keywords: “Quiabo”, height of plants, weight and number of fruits.