Kashi Parakram (Okra Variety)

Technology Background:

Cultivation of okra is seriously affected by various biotic stresses including viral diseases. The most serious diseases of okra caused by viruses are yellow vein mosaic virus. (YVMV) and Okra enation leaf curl virus (OELCV). Among these, yellow vein mosaic virus is very serious and causes loss to the tune of 50-90%. In case of sever OELCV infestation plant may become sterile and may be responsible for total yield loss. Besides dark green colour fruits with 10-12 cm length have more consumer preference. Most of the present-day varieties have low yield potential and were also susceptible to YVMV and OELCV diseases except few. 

Technology Details:

This variety was identified for zone - VI (Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat) through multilocation evaluation under resistant varietal trial by AICRP (Vegetable Crops). The variety is having important trait of YVMV resistance/tolerance, shiny green fruits, easy to harvest, making it suitable for, making it suitable for both spring-summer and rainy season in the recommended zone. For seed production, it took 130-140 days for seed maturity after sowing. The variety found to be superior for pods per plant and yield per hectare and YVMV tolerance over the standard check ’Kashi Kranti’.

Major economic important traits of Kashi Parakram are as follows: 

• Medium plant height (120-135 cm) with short internodes and first flower appears at 5-6 nodes after 42-46 days of sowing. 
• 1-2 branch attached in narrow angle with the main stem 
• It produces shiny green self-colour fruits free from basal ring formation which are easy to harvest. 
• First fruits harvest in 47-49 DAS & fruiting period is 48-125 days. 
• Fruit yield ranges from 130-155 q/ha which is 12-17% higher than the best check 
• Resistant to both YVMV and ELCV disease