EFFECT OF CULTIVAR AND SPRAYING BY MORINGA LEAVES EXTRACT AND ASPIRIN ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF OKRA ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS L.

A factorial experiment was conducted with a one-time split-plot design to study the effect of spraying by Moringa leaves extract at concentrations of 0, 15, 30 g. l-1 and aspirin 0, 75, 150 mg l-1 and their interactions on the growth of two local okra cultivars, Al-Khanisariya and Al-Hussainawiya. The results were analyzed using the analysis of variance, and the means were compared according to the Least Significant Differences (L.S.D) test at a probability level of 0.05. The most important results can be summarized as follows; Al-Khanisariya cultivar significantly outperformed the vegetative growth indicators (total leaves number. plant-1, lateral branches number. plant-1, fresh weight of shoot), average pod weight (6.05) g, pods number (64.56), yield per plant (130.75) g, and total productivity (1.412) tons per acre compared to the Hassnawiya cultivar. The plants sprayed with Moringa leaf extract excelled at a concentration of 30 g. l-1 was significant in plant height and lateral branches number. Plant-1, leaf area. plant-1, the total number of flowers. Plant-1, the percentage of fruit set, the yield of one plant (87.37) g, total productivity (943.6) kg per acre, and total number of pods. Plant-1 (63.67). The interaction between the two experimental factors significantly affected all the traits under study. The plants sprayed with Aspirin outperformed at a concentration of 150 mg l-1 was significant in plant height; lateral branches number. Plant-1; leaf area. Plant-1; pod number. Plant-1 (72.17) pods; yield per plant (101.54) g, and total productivity (1096.7) tons per acre. The interaction between the experimental factors significantly affected all the traits under study.