Contents
PART 1: PRODUCTION, PROCESSING,
AND CROP IMPROVEMENT
1. Origin,
History, and Distribution
B. S. Dhankhar
and J. P. Mishra
2. Taxonomy,
Cytology, and Evolution
Y. S. Nerkar
and N. D. Jambhale
3. Morphological
Features and Reproductive Biology
Hans R. Dhingra
4. Physiology
of Okra: Crop Growth, Development, and Yield
R. M. Bhatt and N. K. Srinivasa
Rao
5. Biochemical
Constituents
B. S. Sohal
6. Quality,
Nutrition, and Culinary Uses
Ahmed H. A. Khalifa,
B. S. Dhankhar, and J. P. Mishra
7. Genetic
Resources
Umesh Srivastava
8. Genetic
Improvement
B. S. Dhankhar,
S. K. Dhankhar, and Ramesh Yadav
9. Production
Technology
M. Prabhakar,
S. S. Hebbar, and M. Gayathri
10. Production
of Okra Using Plasticulture Technology
Victor A. Khan, Clauzell
Stevens, James E. Brown, Andrea E. Fyffe, Garry Gordon, and Cynthia Channell-Butcher
11. Postharvest
Management
Susanta K. Roy and T. K. Behera
12. Seed
Production Technology
O. P. Dutta and L. B. Naik
13. Insect Pests of Okra and Their Management
Ram Singh and
G. S. Dhaliwal
14. Diseases
of Okra and Their Management
S. K. Gandhi and Naresh Mehta
15. Nematodes
and Their Management
R. K. Walia and
Anil Kumar
PART 2: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
16. Okra in the United States: A Profile of
Florida
M. A. Mossler, M. Lamberts, and T. Olczyk
17. Okra
in Turkey: Production With Domestic Landraces
Eftal Dűzyaman
18. Okra
in Greece: Production and Constraints
H. C. Passam
and K. Rekoumi
19. Greek
Okra Cultivars: Okra Sustainable Agriculture Systems
Theodoros V. Koutsos
20. Okra
in Tropical Africa: Production and Intercropping With Staple Food Crops
F. O. Olasantan
21. Potential
Benefits of Okra in the Food and Agricultural System of Nigeria
O. J Oyelade
and B. I. O Ade-Omowaye
22. Okra
in Senegal: Improvement and Production
Abdoulaye Seck
23. Okra
in Mexico: Production Scenario
Arturo Diaz
Franco and Jesus Loera Gallardo
24. Okra
in Brazil: Crop Production in Rio de Janeiro State
Jose Mercio
Ferreira, Ana Cristina Pinto Portugal de Carvalho,
Wander Eustaquio Bastos Andrade, Carlos Xavier, Euzileni Mantoanelli, and
Jatinder Singh Multani
25. Aibika (Abelmoschus manihot): A Leafy
Vegetable in Asia Pacific
Anand P. Tyagi