author(s)
Suraj Mal Jat, Harpal Singh, Ramesh Chand Yadav, and Urmila Poonia

abstract
Organic manures and bio-fertilizer are essential for sustained agricultural production. FYM, Vermicompost, poultry manure, and bio-fertilizer can support sustainable agricultural production. The present investigation entitled‘‘Effect of organic manures and bio-fertilizer on growth of okra [Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench] Cv. Kashi chaman’’ was conducted during the kharif season of 2024 at the Organic research farm, Karguan ji, Department of Horticulture, Bundhelkhand University, Jhansi (U.P.), The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design with seven organic treatments viz., T₁ (Control), T₂ (Farmyard manure @ 20 t/ha), T₃ (Vermicompost @ 5 t/ha), T₄ (Poultry manure @ 3.5 t/ha), T₅(Farmyard manure @ 20 t/ha + Azotobacter), T₆ (Vermicompost @ 5 t/ha +Azotobacter), T₇ (Poultry manure @ 3.5 t/ha + Azotobacter). These treatments were replicated thrice. The growth attributes were significantly affected due to the different organic manures and bio-fertilizer treatments. Application of organic manures and bio-fertilizer i.e. T₆ (Vermicompost @ 5 t/ha +Azotobacter), recorded significantly higher plant height (26.33 cm, 57.33 cm and 101.33 cm), number of branches (3.70 and 4.77), number of leaves (12.67 , 30.00 and 43.00), stem diameter (1.35 cm, 2.56 cm and 3.36 cm).