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- Title
Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench) as a Valuable Vegetable of the World.
- Authors
Benchasri, Sorapong
- Abstract
Okra is a commercial vegetable crop with considerable area under cultivation in Africa and Asia. Okra belongs to the family Malvaceae. It probably originated in Ethiopia and is widely spread all over tropical, subtropical and warm temperate regions of the world. Okra plays an important role in the human diet by supplying fats, proteins, carbohydrates, minerals and vitamins. Moreover, its mucilage is suitable for certain medical and industrial applications. Therefore, young fruits of okra have reawakened beneficial interest in bringing this crop into commercial production. The optimum yield of okra is approximately 6.6 t ha-1. Okra requires warm temperatures. The optimum temperatures are in the range of 20-30°C, with minimum temperatures of 18°C and maximum of 35°C. Okra needs rather high quantity of water despite having considerable drought resistance. The plant forms a deeply penetrating tap root with dense shallow feeder roots reaching out in all directions in the upper 45 cm of soil. Soil clamminess is essential during the continuation of growing period.
- Subjects
AGRICULTURAL productivity; OKRA; VEGETABLES; PHYSIOLOGICAL effects of carbohydrates; EFFECT of temperature on plants; PLANT roots; PLANT-soil relationships; PLANT growth
- Publication
Field & Vegetable Crops Research / Ratarstvo i povrtarstvo, 2012, Vol 49, Issue 1, p105
- ISSN
1821-3944
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5937/ratpov49-1172