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Okra Handbook:
Global Production, Processing, and Crop Improvement
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Edited by B. S. Dhankhar
and Ram Singh
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$79.95
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September 2009
475 pp.
ISBN: 978-0-97280618-3
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Preface
Okra
is a popular vegetable crop in Africa, India,
the Middle East, Greece, Turkey, the Caribbean, South America, and the
southern United States.
OkraⳠpotential as an oilseed crop and its drought tolerance in a world facing
global warming underscore its growing importance. Yet, there has been no book
exclusively on okra. This book synthesizes the scientific information on
various aspects of okra by the experts in their fields of specialization to
provide in-depth and detailed information on okra. The international panel of
contributors brings a broad perspective to the problems encountered in the
development of this crop in different countries and should foster continued research
at the international level.
Part
1 contains chapters on general aspects of Okra, such as origin and distribution
botany, physiology, genetic resources, improvement, production, seed
production, post-harvest management, and plant protection. Part 2 contains
chapters on experiences of okra cultivation in various countries such as the United States, India,
Mexico, Greece, Turkey,
Nigeria, Sudan, Egypt,
Senegal, Brazil, and Fiji. The contributors of the
chapters have considerable experience working with okra as research professors
at universities or national agricultural research organizations.
The
book will serve as a single source of scientific information for academicians,
researchers, students, development departments, seed companies, and growers, and
a reference material for all regions where okra is cultivated. This will be an
important publication for teaching courses on vegetable breeding and
production, and will serve as a supplementary text for teaching courses on the
post-harvest management and protection of the okra crop. Agricultural
universities, research institutes, libraries, government agricultural
departments, and seed companies will find this book invaluable.
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