Resources Tagged: Okra

20 items found (Showing 11 - 20)

  1. Making a Good Okra Seeding - Video

    Access Agriculture Training Video In Benin, producers show us how to plant okra properly. Put no more than 2 to 3 seeds in each hole and plant at proper spacing to let in air and allow the plants to develop well. Available languages Arabic Bambara Chichewa / Nyanja English Fon French Peulh /...
    Seedlings Okra AccessAgriculture

  2. Potentially Important Food Plants of the Philippines

    2019-03-20 This book is designed as a simple introduction to the more common food plants of the Philippines. It is hoped people will take greater pride and interest in these plants and become confident and informed about how to grow and use them. Many of the local food plants that occur in every country are...
    Lima Beans Peppers Lemon Grass Coconut Avocado Bird's Eye Chillies Moringa Horseradish Tree Angled Loofah Bitter Cucumber Choko Pumpkin eggplant Okra Rambutan Soursop Mangosteen Mango Pomelo Jackfruit Papaya Guava Banana Bush Okra Jute Leaf Mustard Vegetable Fern Sweetfern Chinese Cabbage Bok Choy Kangkong Mung Bean Lablab Common Bean Pigeon Pea Winged Bean Cowpea Snake Bean West Indian Arrowroot Gabi Taro Rice Kamoteng Kahoy Cassava Kamote Sweet Potato Ube Potato Yam Asia

  3. Taking Care of Okra - Video

    Access Agriculture Training Video Too much drought can slow down growth and cause young fruits to fall. Water your okra regularly to avoid slowing down its growth. Get rid of weeds. Nourish okra crops by periodically applying a little compost, well-rotted manure or litter around the base of each...
    Okra AccessAgriculture

  4. Fried Okra

    Okra

  5. The Case of Egusi Okra Meal in the Diet of HIV+/AIDS Subjects

    Abstract, Toxicology Reports, 2017 TheEgusi Okrasoup is a traditional African meal that is considered of high nutritional value and protective against weight loss. We introduce the concept of “kitchen toxicology” to analyse the recipe of theEgusi Okrasoup and highlight possible mitigation...
    HIV/AIDS Okra Egusi

  6. Nutritional Quality and Health Benefits of Okra (Abelmoschus Esculentus): A Review

    Abstract, Journal of Food Processing & Technology, 2015 Okra(Abelmoschus esculentus) is an economically important vegetable crop grown in tropical and sub-tropical parts of the world. This paper was aimed to review nutritional quality and potential health benefits of edible parts of Okra....
    Okra

  7. Vegetables for the Hot Humid Tropics: Part 2. Okra, Abelmoschus esculentus

    1978-01-01 The purpose of this series of bulletins is to furnish information about vegetables that can be grown in the hot, humid Topics. The vegetables covered are either not well known, at least with respect to some uses, or not well distributed, but are productive during tropical rainy seasons. The...
    Vegetable gardening Tropical Agriculture Okra

  8. Functional properties of Okra Abelmoschus esculentus L. (Moench): traditional claims and scientific evidences

    Abstract, Plant Science Today, 2014 Okra, Abelmoschus esculentus L. (Moench) is an important vegetable crop cultivated in tropical, subtropical and warm temperate regions around the world. Besides the nutritional benefit, the different parts of the plant are used extensively in traditional...
    Okra

  9. Gardening with the Seasons

    1979-01-01 This bulletin provides background, nutritional information and planting instructions for a large number of vegetables--including pumpkin, yam, cowpea, cucumber, okra--grown in Bangladesh. Illustrations of planting techniques and of the vegetables themselves are provided.
    VITA Vegetables Bangladesh Okra Cowpea Yams Pumpkin Seasonal Gardening Gardening

  10. Harvesting and Storing Okra

    Access Agriculture Training Video Harvest the soft okra every two days, so they don’t become ripe. But leave the smallest ones for the next harvest. If you leave the pods on the plant to become ripe, this takes energy from the plant and slows down new growth. An okra plant whose pods are...
    Harvest Management Postharvest Manage... Storing Vegetables AccessAgriculture Okra