POLLEN STORAGE CONDITIONS AND POLLINATION WITH STORED POLLENS ON FRUIT SET, SEED YIELD AND QUALITY IN OKRA HYBRID (ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS (L.) MOENCH.)

The present study entitled “pollen storage conditions and pollination with stored on fruit set, seed yield and quality in okra hybrid” was under taken in the Kittur rani Channamma College of Horticulture, Crop Improvement and Biotechnology department field. In present study selected the Arka Anamika and IC-550848 of okra as female and male parents, respectively. Two pollen storage conditions like refrigerated (C1) and ambient (C2). Pollination with fresh pollens (P0) and stored pollens of one, two, three and four days (P1, P2, P3 and P4, respectively). The interaction study also carried in this experiment. Among the storage conditions, refrigerated condition and among the pollination with stored pollens, one day stored pollens has recorded higher fruit set, seed yield and quality. In the interaction study, storage of pollens under refrigerated condition and pollination with fresh pollens (C1P0) even the interaction of C2P0 i.e., storage of pollens under ambient condition and pollination with fresh pollens has presented higher results of fruit set, seed yield and quality in okra hybrid.