· Contents
PART 1:
PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND CROP IMPROVEMENT
1. Origin, History, and Distribution
B. S. Dhankhar and J. P.
Mishra
3. Taxonomy,
Cytology and Evolution
Y. S. Nerkar and N. D. Jambhale
2. Morphological Features and Reproductive Biology
Hans R. Dhingra
4. Physiology of Okra: Crop
Growth, Development, and Yield
R.
M. Bhatt and N. K. Srinivasa Rao
5. Biochemical
Constituents
B. S. Sohal
6. Quality, Nutrition, and
Culinary Uses
Ahmed H. A. Khalifa, B. S. Dhankhar, and
J. P. Mishra
7. Genetic Resources
Umesh
Srivastava
8. Genetic Improvement
B. S. Dhankhar, S. K. Dhankhar, and Ramesh
Yadav
9. Production Technology
M. Prabhakar, S. S. Hebbar,
and M. Gayathri
10. Production of Okra Using Plasticulture Technology
Victor
A. Khan, Clauzell Stevens, James E. Brown, Andrea E. Fyffe, Garry Gordon, and Cynthia
Channell-Butcher
11. Postharvest Management
Susanta K. Roy and T. K. Behera
12. Seed Production Technology
O.
P. Dutta and L. B. Naik
13. Insect Pests of Okra and Their Management
Ram
Singh and G. S. Dhaliwal
14. Diseases of Okra and Their Management
S.
K. Gandhi and Naresh Mehta
15. Nematodes and Their Management
R.
K. Walia and Anil Kumar
PART 2: GLOBAL
PERSPECTIVE
16. Okra in the United States: A Profile of
Florida
M.
A. Mossler, M. Lamberts, and T. Olczyk
17. Okra
in Turkey: Production With Domestic Landraces
Eftal
Düzyaman
18. Okra in Greece: Production and Constraints
H.
C. Passam and K. Rekoumi
19. Greek Okra Cultivars: Okra Sustainable Agriculture
Systems
Theodoros
V. Koutsos
20. Okra
in Tropical Africa: Production and Intercropping With Staple Food Crops
F. O. Olasantan
21. Potential
Benefits of Okra in the Food and Agricultural System of Nigeria
O. J Oyelade and B. I. O Ade-Omowaye.
22. Okra
in Senegal: Improvement and Production
Abdoulaye
Seck
23. Okra in Mexico: Production Scenario
Arturo Díaz Franco and Jesús
Loera Gallardo
24. Okra
in Brazil: Crop Production in Rio de Janeiro State
José Márcio Ferreira, Ana Cristina Pinto Portugal de Carvalho,
Wander Eustáquio de Bastos Andrade,
Luiz de Morais Rego Filho, Carlos Xavier,
Euzileni Mantoanelli, and Jatinder Singh Multani
25. Aibika (Abelmoschus manihot): A Leafy Vegetable in Asia Pacific
Anand P. Tyagi
Index
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