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Okra

Crop Category

Vegetables

Applicable Product

Description

Okra is herbaceous hairy annual plant.

It is native to the tropics of the Eastern Hemisphere and is widely cultivated in the tropics and subtropics of the Western Hemisphere for its edible fruit.

The total area and production under Okra is reported to be 1148,000 hectares and 7896.3 thousand tons.

It is mainly grown in India, Nigeria, Sudan, Pakistan, Ghana, Egypt, Benin, Saudi Arabia, Mexico and Cameroon.

India is the largest producer of Okra.

Major Okra producing states in India are Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar, Orissa, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra and Assam.

Taxonomic Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Abelmoschus
Species: esculentus

Economically Important Part

Okra fruit is eaten as a vegetable.
Young Okra leaves and seeds are used as a food.
Bast fiber obtained from Okra stem has industrial use.

Conditions for Cultivation

Okra is a tropical crop.

It requires long warm growing season during its growing period.

Okra gives good yields in warm and humid conditions.

It grows best within a temperature range of 24° - 27°C.

Okra can be successfully cultivated in the rainy season even in heavy rainfall area.

Okra can be grown in a wide range of soils.

It grows best in loose, friable, well-drained sandy loam soils rich in organic matter.

A pH range of 6.0-6.8 is considered as optimum.

Major Challenges

The major challenges involve Biotic and Abiotic causes.
Biotic Causes:
- Major Pests: Shoot and Fruit Borer, Jasids, White Fly, Aphids and Stink bugs.
- Major Diseases: Yellow Vein Mosaic Virus, Cercospora Leaf Spot, Fusarium Wilt, Powdery Mildew and Damping off.
Abiotic Causes:
- Chilling injury
- Shriveled and Warty pods.

Crop Schedule

Crop Stage	Products	Dosage	Method Of Application	Benefits

Basal fertilizer	Geoxol.COM	15 kg / hectare / application with basal fertilizer, if soil organic carbon (more than / equal to 0.5%) and bulk density (less than or equal to 1.6 g / cm3)	Soil Application	Rejuvenates soil for sustainable growth of crops
3 weeks after transplanting / sowing	Mycoxol4G	5 g per liter of water	Soil Drenching	Reduces incidence of soil borne diseases, improves availability of phosphorous and other micronutrients
Deficiency of Zinc	Nutrin Zn	1 g per liter of water, repeat if required.	Foliar Application	Corrects Zinc deficiency
Deficiency of Iron	Nutrin Fe	1 g per liter of water, repeat if required	Foliar Application	Corrects Iron deficiency
Vegetative Growth	PeakMAX	2 ml per liter of water	Foliar Application	Improves vegetative growth and reduces disease pressure
Vegetative Growth	Privid	3ml per liter of water	Foliar Application	Promotes vegetative growth
Vegetative Growth	Nutrin Combo Liquid	1 ml per liter of water	Foliar Application	Optimizes nutritional status
Pre-flowering	Amply5	3 ml per liter of water	Foliar Application	Triggers flowering
Fruit Setting	Silixol OSA	2 ml per liter of water	Foliar Application	Improves quality of produce and reduces impact of abiotic stress
Fruit development	CalSi-B++	1 g per liter of water	Foliar Application	Corrects nutrient deficiency
Fruit development	PeakMAX	2 ml per liter of water	Foliar Application	Reduces disease incidence

Vegetative Stage	Biofuze	3 ml / liter of water. - Repeat sprays at a interval of 2-3 weeks as per pest attack	Foliar Application	Reduces population of sucking pests

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