Growth and Fruit Yield of Okro as Influenced by Genotypes and Mulch in the Guinea Savannah Conditions of Ghana

Table 3

Growth and yield characteristics of okro genotypes evaluated under different mulch materials.

Parameter	Plant girth; (mm)	Plant height; (cm)	Fruit length; (cm)	Fruit width; (mm)	Fruit number	Number of fruits/plant	Mean fruit weight (g)	Fruit yield; (t/ha)
Mulch
Black plastic	20.25a	90.40a	12.90a	24.99a	92.00a	23.00a	32.99a	3.49a
Grass	13.15b	57.10b	12.41a	25.28a	85.00b	21.00b	34.13a	3.34a
Bare (no mulch)	12.98b	51.90b	11.23b	25.19a	77.00c	19.00c	35.26a	3.11b
Genotype
Ex Makutopora	15.42a	69.50abc	10.98d	24.29d	118.00a	30.00a	36.66c	4.80b
Koni	15.22a	79.10a	10.05d	34.10a	94.00b	24.00b	42.12b	4.43b
ML OK 10	16.09a	69.10abc	10.38d	25.60d	44.00f	11.00f	30.10def	1.45 g
ML OK 16	16.15a	57.40bcd	14.76b	21.29e	94.00b	23.00b	26.06fg	2.74d
ML OK 35	14.99a	46.40d	12.47c	22.50e	70.00de	18.00de	24.24 g	1.88f
ML OK 37	15.76a	72.20ab	10.09d	31.15b	76.00cd	19.00cd	32.03cde	2.71d
Sasilon	14.44a	82.60a	13.08c	27.82c	113.00a	28.00a	58.63a	7.12a
TZ SMN 10-3	16.00a	71.20abc	16.11a	21.59e	65.00e	16.00e	30.75def	2.25ef
TZ SMN 86	15.23a	55.40cd	10.97d	21.25e	88.00b	22.00b	33.20cd	3.19c
TZ SMN 98	15.29a	62.00bcd	12.89c	21.94e	84.00bc	21.00bc	27.45efg	2.55de

Means followed by the same letter within each column indicate no significant difference between treatments by Duncan’s multiple range tests .