Abstract Okra shoot and fruit borers, Earias insulana vittella are the major pests of economically important crops like okra cotton. It is to understand pest biology ecology before initiating control measures, however little known about their comparative on okra. Therefore, we studied biometrics E. in laboratory conditions fruits recorded duration different life stages along with morphological ...

This paper focuses on the effect of okra bast fillers biodegradation poly(vinyl alcohol) composites. Fibers were obtained from plant stems via biological degumming and subjected to different chemical treatments such as scouring, alkalizing, maleic anhydride treatment, vinyl acetate grafting. The fibers ground PVA-okra filler composites produced at 20 wt% fiber load solution casting method. test...

Field experiments were conducted during the 2010 and 2011 cropping seasons to investigate the effect of farmyard manure and weeding regimes on the growth and yield of okra. The study was a factorial experiment laid out in split plot design, replicated three times. Farm yard manure was assigned as main plot treatments, while weeding regimes was assigned as sub plot treatments. Parameters measure...

The effects of a yard waste compost amendment and crop establishment on nematode populations and yields of suscep­ tible vegetable crops were determined in two tests in Florida in sites infested with the root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita. Main plot treatments consisted of 269 mt/ha of a yard waste com­ post applied as a mulch, 269 mt/ha of the compost incorporated into the soil, and an ...

The antioxidant activities and protective effects of total phenolic extracts (TPE) and their major components from okra seeds on oxidative stress induced by carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) in rat hepatocyte cell line were investigated. The major phenolic compounds were identified as quercetin 3-O-glucosyl (1 → 6) glucoside (QDG) and quercetin 3-O-glucoside (QG). TPE, QG, and QDG from okra seeds exh...

Among nematodes parasitizing bananas throughout the world, Radopholus similis and Helicotylenchus multicinctus are the most widespread and damaging species. Besides these two nematodes, Hoplolaimus pararobustus is encountered frequently in Ivory Coast and has been increasing in banana growing areas for the past 25 years (6,10). In vitro culture systems could facilitate screening for resistance ...

Drought is a major abiotic stress that can significantly affect seed germination, growth, flowering, and crop yield of okra. Under drought stress, okra plants actively reprogram the gene expression network adjust physiological metabolism to maintain growth development. Characterizing drought-induced changes at transcriptomic, physiological, morphological levels should provide valuable informati...

Buah okra kaya akan manfaat yang berguna memenuhi nutrisi dibutuhkan oleh tubuh. Melatonin merupakan biomolekul pleiotropik alami ditemukan secara luas pada tumbuhan maupun hewan untuk meningkatkan hasil, pembungaan, pembentukan dan perkembangan buah, partenokarpi, ripening. Penelitian bertujuan mengetahui respon melatonin eksogen terhadap performa organ generatif tanaman okra. dilakukan Desemb...