Resources Tagged: Okra

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  1. Somali Stew

    Okra Pumpkin

  2. Somali Vegetable Stew

    Okra Pumpkin

  3. 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

  4. 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

  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. Okra Variety Trial: Abelmoschus esculentum & Abelmoschus caillei

    2020-01-01 A comparison trial of okra species and varieties was conducted at the ECHO farm in North Fort Myers (zone 9a/10b), Florida. Thirteen varieties ofAbelmoschus esculentumand two varieties ofAbelmoschus cailleiwere evaluated for pod production and taste. Plants were started from seed in trays, with...
    Okra Seed Selection Variety trial

  7. Okra

    Abelmoschus caillei Abelmoschus escule... Okra

  8. From ECHO's Seed Bank

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

  9. Abelmoschus esculentus - Okra

    Edible Portion: Pods, Flowers, Seeds, Leaves, Vegetable A tropical annual herb. It grows erect, often with hairy stems. It mostly grows about 1 m tall but can be 3.5 m tall. It becomeswoody at the base. The leaves have long stalks up to 30 cm long. Leaves vary in shape but are roughly heart...
    Plant Information FPI Vegetables Edible Leaves Edible Seeds Edible Flowers Edible Pods Abelmoschus escule... Okra

  10. 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