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Original Research Articles                      Volume : 15, Issue:1, January, 2026

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Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci.2026.15(1): 70-75
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2026.1501.008


Studies on Variability, Heritability and Genetic Advance in Okra [Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench.]
Akhila Srinidhi Pendyala1, S. J. Shinde2, D. K. Zate3, V. S. Khandare4, A.T. Daunde4, P. R. Zanwarand Manisha Kharat1
1Department of Vegetable Science, College of Agriculture, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani.,Maharastra-431401, India 2College of Agriculture, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Golegaon,Maharastra-431705, India 3Department of Genetics and Plant breeding, College of Agriculture, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani.,Maharastra-431401, India   4Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani, Maharastra-431401, India 5Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani, Maharastra-431401, India
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Abstract:

Thirty four accessions of okra were assessed for variability for nineteen characters with with checks Arka Anamika and Parbhani Kranthi. High phenotypic and genotypic coefficient of variation was observed for number of leaves per plant, fruit yield per plot, incidence of yellow vein mosaic virus, enation leaf curl virus and fruit and shoot borer indicating the existence of wider genetic variability. High heritability accompanied with high genetic advance was observed for plant height, internodal length, number of leaves per plant, fruit length, fruit weight, fruit diameter, number of seeds per fruit, number of fruits per plant, fruit yield per plant, fruit yield per plot, yellow vein mosaic virus, enation leaf curl virus and fruit and shoot borer suggesting that they can be improved through direct selection due to predominant additive variation.


Keywords: Genetic Variability, Heritability, Abelmoschus esculentus


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Akhila Srinidhi Pendyala, S. J. Shinde, D. K. Zate, V. S. Khandare, A.T. Daunde, P. R. Zanwar and Manisha Kharat. 2026. Studies on Variability, Heritability and Genetic Advance in Okra [Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench.].Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci. 15(1): 70-75. doi: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2026.1501.008
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