Asian Journal of Agricultural Research1819-1894xxxx-xxxxKnowledgia Review10.3923/ajar.2015.249.258Abelmoschus esculentus L.) under Sandy Soil Conditions in Egypt]]>MohsenAhmed A.M. Abdel-FattahMohamed K. 5201595A field experiment was conducted on a sandy soil at El-Khattara Experimental Farm, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Sharkia Governorate, Egypt during two successive summer seasons of 2013 and 2014. It aims to assess the response to nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer rates with or without botanical compost regarding growth and yield of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) as well as other attributes. The experiment was carried out under drip irrigation system. The treatments consisted of 14 treatments, which were the combination between two botanical compost (without compost and with compost) and seven levels of nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer (Unfertilized soil, 80 kg N fed1+45 kg P fed1, 80 kg N fed1+60 kg P fed1, 80 k g N fed1+75 kg P fed1, 100 kg N fed1+45 kg P fed1, 100 kg N fed1+60 kg P fed1and 100 kg N fed1+75 kg P fed1). These treatments were arranged in split plot system in a randomized complete block design with three replications. The botanical compost were randomly arranged in the main plot and N+P were distributed in sub plots. The results showed that application of different levels of nitrogen plus phosphorus fertilizer combined with or without compost; significantly (p<0.05) influenced the growth, yield and other attributes of okra plants. Application of 100 kg N fed1+75 kg P fed1 with or without compost to okra plants gave the highest values of plant growth, yield and quality in the two studied seasons. In addition, results showed that application of botanical compost led to increase the yield and NPK uptake by okra plant. This study suggests that okra response to different levels of nitrogen and phosphorus combined with or without botanical compost under sandy soil in Egypt.]]>Adepetu, J.A. and R.B. Corey,1976122159164Akinfasoye, J.A. and E.I. Nwanguma,20052005pp: 6771Gomez, K.A. and A.A. Gomez,19842nd Edn.,Pages: 704Pages: 704Gupta, A., K. Srinivas and V. Shukla,1981Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench) to plant spacing and nitrogen, phosphorus fertilization.]]>38218222Hooda, R.S., M.L. Pandita and A.S. Sidhu,1980Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench).]]>9180183ISSS Working Group R.B.,19981st Edn.,Jain, R.C., D.P. Nema, R. Khandwe and R. Thakur,199060559566Kochhar, S.L.,19861st Edn.,Pages: 256Pages: 256Majanbu, I.S., V. B. Ogunlela, M.K. Ahmed and J.D. Olarewaju,1985Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench) varieties to fertilizers: Yield and yield components as influenced by nitrogen and phosphorus application.]]>6257267Mani, S. and K.M. Ramanathan,198020136138Meyer, B.S. and D.B.I. Anderson,19702nd Edn.,Pages: 473Pages: 473Mohanta, H.C.,1998Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench).]]>1998Okunade, D.A., O.A. Olanusi and K.O. Adekalu,2008152843Palm, C.A., R.J.K. Myers and S.M. Nandwa,19971997pp: 193-217pp: 193-217Piper, C.S.,1950Rai, S.K.,1982297880Sadat, M.S.I.,2000Abelmoschus esculentus L.).]]>2000Sharma, B.A. and J.S.P. Yadav,199746205210Shivasankeb, A., P.R. Reddy and B.G. Singh,19827105105Shukla, V. and L.B. Nalk,19931993pp: 399-425pp: 399-425Singh, I.P.,1995Abelmoschus esculentus L Moench).]]>16227229Singh, V.P., K. Jitendra and J. Kumar,1998Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench.).]]>323136Sultana, S.,20022002Tindall, H.D.,19831st Edn.,Pages: 533Pages: 533USDA.,1954Handbook No. 60,Yogesh, M.D. and S.K. Arora,2001Parbani Kranti) yield.]]>368186Zodape, S.T., V.J. Kawarkhe, J.S. Patolia and A.D. Warade,2008Abelmoschus esculentus L.).]]>6711151117