Resources Tagged: Okra

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  1. Vegetables for the Hot Humit Tropics: part 2 Okra, Abelmoschus esculentus

    Okra merits more extensive use in the Tropics in the home garden, on the small farm, and at the large agricultural-enterprise level. In this publication, the value of okra for the hot, humid Tropics is emphasized.
    Okra

  2. Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench): An Easy-to-Grow Multipurpose Plant

    2005-10-01 Okra provides food, feed, forage, fiber, foliage, fuel and cooking oil.
    Okra Nutrition Vegetables

  3. From ECHO's Seed Bank

    2016-01-25 ECHO’s Seed Bank has several new vegetable varieties, profiled below.
    Seminole Pumpkin Okra

  4. Voices From Our Network - West Africa

    2016-08-31 "Before receiving training in ECHO, we had difficulty to buy fresh vegetables at certain times of the year; likewise, some vegetables and crops such as cowpea leaves, okra and sorrel are almost not found in the dry season. After training, I immediately decided to practice the art of tires gardens...
    Cowpea Okra Sorrel Tire Garden Moringa West Africa

  5. 2013 Okra Observation Trial

    2013-10-20 Okra is grown for many reasons including fiber, oil, and the edible flowers and pods. Okra has been cultivated for centuries and remains a very important food crop in many parts of the Middle East and West Africa; varieties have been selected for pod shape, color, and yield. Okra readily adapts...
    Okra Abelmoschus escule...

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. Okra

    Abelmoschus caillei Abelmoschus escule... Okra

  9. 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

  10. 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