_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Corresponding author: E-mail: pandeyvini3@gmail.com; Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology 24(5): 1-6, 2017; Article no.CJAST.37138 Previously known as British Journal of Applied Science & Technology ISSN: 2231-0843, NLM ID: 101664541 Evaluation of Quantitative Characters of Okra [Abelmoschus esculentus (L). Moench] Genotypes Vineeta Pandey 1* , Arvind Kumar 1 and Durvesh Kumar Singh 1 1 Department of Seed Science and Technology, CCS HAU, Hisar, Haryana-125004, India. Authors’ contributions This work was carried out in collaboration between all authors. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Article Information DOI: 10.9734/CJAST/2017/37138 Editor(s): (1) Borislav Banjac, Professor, Department of Field and Vegetable Crops, University of Novi Sad, Serbia. Reviewers: (1) H. R. Ramani, Navsari Agriculture University, India. (2) Habu Saleh Hamisu, National Horticultural Research Institute, Nigeria. Complete Peer review History: http://www.sciencedomain.org/review-history/22002 Received 1 st October 2017 Accepted 7 th November 2017 Published 21 st November 2017 ABSTRACT The present investigation was carried out to evaluate the quantitative characters of different genotypes of okra planted in plot size of 5.40 m 2 with the spacing of 60 X 30 cm. Observations were recorded on plant height, number of branches per plant, stem diameter at final harvest, days to 50% flowering, number of pods per plant, weight of pods per plant, pod length, pod diameter and average pod weight. On the basis of overall performance of okra genotypes, it may be concluded that there was significant variation observed for growth and yield. Among all two genotypes namely, PB-520 and PB-236 were found better and superior for most of the characters and these genotypes may be recommended for cultivation under Tarai conditions of Uttarakhand. Keywords: Okra; genotype; characters; Uttarakhand. 1. INTRODUCTION Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L Moench) belongs to the Family Malvaceae having a chromosome number 2n = 130. It is commonly known as Bhindi in India. It apparently originated in Ethiopia, higher parts of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan [1]. Nutritive value of okra varies in different cultivars and depending upon the agro – climatic conditions. It contains protein, Original Research Article