Combining ability analysis was carried out for earliness, fruit yield and its related traits in okra in a 6 × 6 full diallel fashion. Both general combining ability (GCA) and specific combining ability (SCA) variances are highly significant for all the characters indicating the importance of additive and non-additive gene actions. The highest significant negative GCA effect for earliness were recorded by the parents Arka Anamika, Parbhani kranti and for fruit yield per plant the best general combiner were found to be Parbhani kranti. The highest significant positive SCA was in the cross combination Arka Anamika × Parbkani Kranti for fruit yield per plant. | Combining ability and heterosis for earliness yield and its component traits in okra Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench