Okra production
Okra is an important vegetable crop valued for its immature tender and green fruits in India. The fruits are eaten mainly boiled in culinary preparations, as sliced and fried pieces. It is also slice dried in sun for its year-round consumption. Okra fruits are rich in calcium and provide valuable supplementary items in the tropical diet.
Okra Varieties
Large number of Okra varieties are being cultivated in India. ICAR-IIHR, Bangalore has developed several Okra varieties and hybrids namely Arka
Anamika, Ark Nikita etc.,
Disease management
The Okra plant
is prone to many diseases viz., fungal, Bacterial and Viral diseases. The major diseases affecting Okra crop are: -
Powdery Mildew
Cercospora Leaf Spot
Okra Yellow-Vein Mosaic Disease
Okra Enation Leaf Curl Disease
Okra Fruit-Distortion Mosaic Disease
Pest management
It is important that Okra Pest be recognized early in their development so that effective management strategies can be implemented. The main pests affecting okra crop are:-
Hoppers
Shoot and fruit borer
Petiole maggot and
Aphids.
