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Organism
(ORGA)
last updated: 03 Jul 2020
Abelmoschus esculentus
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Malvales |
| Family | Malvaceae |
| Genus | Abelmoschus |
| Species | Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench |
- Hibiscus esculentus L.
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OkraEN
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Lady's fingerEN
Crops
Domesticated
Two theories:
i) Africa (Egypt or Ethiopia); or
ii) Northern India
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i) Africa (Egypt or Ethiopia); or
ii) Northern India
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Okra requires a long, warm and humid growing period. It can be successfully grown in hot humid areas. It is sensitive to frost and extremely low temperatures. For normal growth and development a temperature between 24°C and 28°C is preferred. At higher temperatures beyond 40°–42°C, flowers may desiccate and drop, causing yield losses (from the biology document for okra).
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Okra is cultivated globally from Mediterranean to equatorial areas.
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- Food
Due to the large number of chromosomes and polyploidy, a whole genome sequence has not yet been elucidated.
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- ITIS Report - Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench (okra) [ English ]
- De Novo Transcriptome Assembly and Characterization of the Synthesis Genes of Bioactive Constituents in Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench.pdf [ English ]
- Kew Science: Plants of the World online - Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench [ English ]
- Biology_of_Okra.pdf [ English ]
| Record type | Field | Record(s) | |
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| Living Modified Organism | Recipient Organism or Parental Organisms | 1 | |
