Vol. 9, Special Issue 9, Part A (2025)

The Rabi season of 2024 saw the completion of a field experiment at the Research Farm of the Department of Horticulture, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology, and Sciences, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, entitled "Evaluation of different hybrids of okra [Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench] under Prayagraj agro-climatic conditions."  Nine distinct okra hybrids were used in the experiment, which was set up using a Randomized Block Design (RBD).  Days to 50% germination and flowering, plant height, number of leaves and branches, internode length, fruit characteristics, yield attributes, and economic returns were among the growth and yield metrics that were observed.  H8 (Nandini) outperformed the other hybrids in the evaluation in the majority of metrics, achieving the highest fruit output (23.66 t/ha), the most fruits per plant (58.87), and the mean weight of the fruit (36.76 g).  Additionally, with a benefit-cost ratio of 2.87, it produced the highest economic return.  H5 (Kashi Pragati), on the other hand, performed the worst across almost all attributes that were measured.  The study comes to the conclusion that H8 (Nandini), which offers both high production potential and profitability, is the best hybrid to grow in Prayagraj's agroclimatic conditions.