Yield and Economics of Summer Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench.) under Plastic Mulching and Drip Irrigation

Abstract

An experiment was conducted to evaluate the combined effects of different mulch conditions and
drip irrigation levels on yield and gross return of summer okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench.).
Assessment of crop yield and economic returns was carried out for different treatment combinations viz.;
silver black plastic mulch (M1), black plastic mulch (M2) and no mulch (M3) in conjunction with 1.0 ETc (I1),
0.8 ETc (I2), 0.6 ETc (I3) and 0.4 ETc (I4) drip irrigation levels at Instructional Farm, CAET, JAU, Junagadh
in 2017. The study results indicated that the highest crop yield (22424.24 kg/ha) was achieved under silver
black plastic mulch with 0.8 ETc treatment combination. Economic analysis revealed that the maximum
seasonal net return of ₹ 266719.52 per ha could be obtained by adopting silver black plastic mulch in
combination with drip irrigation level at 0.8 ETc with a BCR of 4.83.