Effect of Chemical treatments on soaking seed and Foliar applications with Organic fertilizer extract on seedling growth of Okra ( Abelmoschus esculuntus L. )

Abstract

An experiment was carried out to investigate the effect of different chemical treatments on seedling growth of okra cv. petra. Pre- sowing seed treatment with different micronutrient solutions( control , water, CuSO4. 0.5 N, ZnSO4 0.5 N and Greet Grow solutions .Results indicated that soaking the seed prior to planting in greet grow and foliar spray with organic fertilizer extract resulted in a significant increase in the most physical properties of seeding.The results revealed that shoot length, Root length , Root wt, shoot wt , leaves No., secondary branch No., shoot DM and Root DM. Were affected significantly by these seed treatments.