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Okra Varieties / Hybrids :
released by IIHR

Arka Anamika
Released from IIHR. Plants tall, well branched, fruits are long and tender lush green. Purple pigment present on both sides of the petal base. Green stem with purple shade, fruits free from spines having 5-6 ridges, delicate aroma, good keeping and cooking qualities. Resistant to Yellow Vein Mosaic Virus (YVMV).

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Arka Nikita (F1 Hybrid)

It is a hybrid between GMS-4 X IIIHR-299-14-11-585, has been identified for release by the Institute VTIC during 2017. It is developed through geneic male sterile line Early flowering, it takes 39 days for the first flower appearance and 43 days for first picking of fruits. Produces dark green, medium, smooth and tender fruits. Excellent cooking quality, nutritionally rich in antioxidant activity, high mucilage content(1.08 % (FW) and high edible fiber content (8.85 % (DW) . It is rich in minerals like potassium (3.7 %), calcium 997 mg /100 g)and magnesium . Rich in iodine content (33.31µ g/kg).Yields 21-24 t/ha in 125 -130 days duration.

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Other Promising varieties : Parbhani Kranti

This variety has been released from MPKV Rahuri. It was released from Parbhani at Maharashtra. It has green, medium long fruits, tender smooth surface at marketable stage. Very good keeping and cooking quality and tolerant to YVMV.

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Other Promising varieties: P-7

This variety has been released by PAU Ludhiana, Punjab.

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Other promising varieties : VRO -6

This varietiy has been released by ICAR -  IIVR, Varanasi

Okra promising varieties

Pusa Sawani:- It is cross between IC-1542 and Pusa Makhmali and released from IARI, New Delhi. It has dark green, smooth fruits with five ridges. The fruits are about 10 to 12 cm long at the marketable stage suitable throughout the year. It is susceptible to Yellow Vein Mosaic Virus.

Pusa A-4:- Released from IARI. The plants are dark green with spares pigmentation (occasional) on stem and petioles with usually single stem having stem and petioles with usually single with stem having short internodes (204 cm). The leaves are broad, medium-lobed. The fruits are 5-ridged, attractive, dark green 12-15 cm long having excellent shelf-life. It is resistance to yellow-vein mosaic virus and tolerant to aphids and jassids and least preferred by shoot and fruit-borer.

Co-I:- Released from TNAU. Its plants are tall with 6-8 branches. Stems, shoots, petiole midribs and basal veins of the lower surface of leaf lamina are prominently scarlet red. Leaves are light green, medium-sized and deeply lobed. Petioles are longer (around 24cm). The fruit starts from 5th node. The fruits are glossy, slender,5-ridged, scarlet red (colour non-persistent on cooking), borne on an average 20 fruits/plant. It has field tolerance to yellow vein mosaic virus but is susceptible to fruit-borer and powdery mildew.

TN Hybrid–8:- Released from TNAU. The plants are branched type having sparse pigmentation except on fruits, green foliage and green, 5-ridged, medium-long fruits. It has fair degree of adaptation and is also a high yielder even under north Indian conditions. It is resistant to yellow vein mosaic virus.

Red Bhendi:- Released for southern plains, its fruits are 5-ridged, red, long and slender, fleshy with lesser seeds than Pusa Sawani.It gives good yield under southern plains though its cultivation is limited. The red colour of fruits disappear on cooking. Besides, a number of hybrids from many private sector agencies/seed companies are marketed.