African Journal of
Plant Science

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Plant Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0824
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPS
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 809

Full Length Research Paper

Participatory variety selection of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) genotypes for adaptation to the semi-arid agro-ecology of Northern Ghana

Sugri I.*
  • Sugri I.*
  • CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute, P.O. Box 52, Tamale, Ghana.
  • Search for this author on:
  • Google Scholar
Abdulai M. S.
  • Abdulai M. S.
  • CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute, P.O. Box 52, Tamale, Ghana.
  • Search for this author on:
  • Google Scholar
Larbi A.
  • Larbi A.
  • International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Africa RISING Project, P. O. Box TL6, Tamale, Ghana.
  • Search for this author on:
  • Google Scholar
Hoeschle-Zeledon I.
  • Hoeschle-Zeledon I.
  • International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Oyo Road, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
  • Search for this author on:
  • Google Scholar
Kusi F.1
  • Kusi F.1
  • CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute, P.O. Box 52, Tamale, Ghana.
  • Search for this author on:
  • Google Scholar
Agyare R. Y.
  • Agyare R. Y.
  • CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute, P.O. Box 52, Tamale, Ghana.
  • Search for this author on:
  • Google Scholar


  •  Received: 08 August 2015
  •  Accepted: 06 October 2015
  •  Published: 30 December 2015

References

Aboagye LM, Isodas A, Nyima H, Takasaki Y, Yoshimura T, Ishikawa T (1994). "Plant type and dry matter production in peanut (Arachis hypogea L.) cultivars; varietal differences in dry matter production", Japan J. Crop. Sci. 63(2):289-297.
Crossref
 

Adeniji OT, Aremu CO (2007). "Interrelationships among characters and path analysis for pod yield components in West African okra (Abelmoschus caillei A, Chev) Stevels)", J. Agro. 6(1):162-166.
Crossref
 

Agbo AE, Gnakri D, Beugre GM, Fondio L, Kouame C (2008). Maturity degree of four okra fruit varieties and their nutrients composition. Elect. J. Food Plant Chem. 5:1-4.
 

Ahiakpa JK, Kaledzi PD, Adi EB, Peprah S, Dapaah HK (2013). "Genetic diversity, correlation and path analyses of okra (Abelmoschus spp. (L.) Moench) germplasm collected in Ghana", Int. J. Dev. Sustain. 2(2):1396-1415.
 

Alam AKMA, Hossain MM (2008). Variability of different growth contributing parameters of some okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) accessions and their interrelation effects on yield. J. Agric. Rural Dev. 6(1,2):25-35.
 

Arapitsas P (2008). Identification and quantification of polyphenolic compounds from okra seeds and skins. Food Chem. 110:1041-1045.
Crossref
 

Ariyo OJ (1990). Variation and heritability of fifteen characters on okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench). Trop. Agric. 67:213-216.
 

Benchasri (2012). Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench) as a valuable vegetable of the world. Ratar. Povrt. 49:105-112.
 

Bennet-Lartey SO, Oteng-Yeboah AA (2008). "Ghana Country Report on the State of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture", CSIR, Plant Genetic Resources Research Institute, (PGRRI), Bunso, Ghana, pp. 15-33.
 

Bisht IS, KV Bhat (2006). Genetic resources, chromosome engineering and crop improvement series. Edited by Ram J. Singh. 3:148-162.
 

DÏ‹zyaman E (2005). Phenotypic diversity within a collection of distinct okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) cultivars derived from Turkish land races. Genet. Resour. Crop Evol. 52:1019-1030.
 

Glew RH, VanderJagt DJ, Lockett C, Grivetti LE, Smith GC, Pastuszyn A, Millson M (1997). Amino acid, fatty acid, and mineral composition of 24 indigenous plants of Burkina-Faso. J. Food Comp. Anal. 10:205-217.
Crossref
 

Hazra P, Basu D (2000). Genetic variability, correlation and path analysis in okra. Ann. Agric. Res. 21(3):452-453.
 

International Board for Plant Genetic Resources, IBPGR (1991). Report on International Workshop on Okra Genetic Resources, National Bureau for Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi, India.
 

Kumar S, Dagnoko S, Haougui A, Ratnadass A, Pasternak D, Kouame C (2010). Okra (Abelmoschus spp.) in West and Central Africa: potential and progress on its improvement. Afr. J. Agric. Res. 5(25):3590-3598.
 

Ndunguru J, Rajabu AC (2004): Effect of okra mosaic virus disease on the above-ground morphological yield components of okra in Tanzania. Sci. Hortic. 99:225-235.
Crossref
 

Nwangburuka CC, Kehinde OB, Ojo DK, Popoola AR, Oduwaye O, Denton OA, Adekoya M (2011). Molecular characterization of twenty-nine okra accessions using the Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) Molecular Marker. Acta SATECH 4(1):1-14.
 

Oppong-Sekyere D, Akromah R, Nyamah EY, Brenya E, Yeboah S (2012). Evaluation of some okra (Abelmoschus spp L.) germplasm in Ghana. Afr. J. Plant Sci. 6(5):166-178.
Crossref
 

Saifullah M, Rabbani MG (2009). Evaluation and characterization of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench.) genotypes. SAARC J. Agric. 7:92-99.

 

Copyright © 2024 Author(s) retain the copyright of this article.

This article is published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0

Back to Vol. 9 No. 12
Back to articles
SUBSCRIBE TO RSS
SUBMIT MANUSCRIPT
CONFERENCES