ISHS Acta Horticulturae 598: International Symposium on Sustainable Use of Plant Biodiversity to Promote New Opportunities for Horticultural Production Development
EVALUATION OF POD CHARACTERISTICS AND NUTRITIVE VALUE OF OKRA GENETIC RESOURCES |
| Authors: | E. Düzyaman, H. Vural |
| Keywords: | Abelmoschus esculentus, variability, genetic resources |
| Abstract:
Numerous okra genotypes of American, African, Indian, European and Turkish origin were examined for their pod properties and nutritive contents. Pod thickness was considerably high in the genetic material from Africa with up to 2.84 cm in diameter in the case of line 1051 from Togo. However, pods of the improved cultivars from the USA and India had a more attractive appearance with diameters varying between 1.15 - 1.50 cm. The improved cultivars from the USA could also be judged as to have slow fibre development. Dry matter accumulation was higher in the Turkish and African material, varying between 18.15 - 17.2 % in the better one’s, while this remained between 15.6 - 13.6 % in the Indian material, and 14.4 - 11.7 % in the USA material. Three lines from Turkey had top protein levels up to 4.55, 4.43 and 4.41 % in the case of Batı Trakya, Akköy and Denizli, respectively. Since okra is an important protein source in most developing countries, the material form Turkey might be extensively explored for its nutritive contents. | |
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