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Okra, Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench. is an economically important member of the Malvaceae as a vegetable, and for fiber and oil. In Africa, it is harvested not only for the immature pods, but for the young leaves as well (Olasantan 1988). Okra is a warm weather crop of tropical origin (Kimbrough et al. 1977) that is not drought- or insect-tolerant (Eamus 1986; Olasantan 1986, 1988). Although okara can tolerate simulated insect damage (apical debudding) in the early stages of vegetative growth without significantly reducing crop fruit yield, older plants exhibit reduced fruit yields as a result of this treatment (Olasantan 1986).
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Cook, D.A., Brown, A. (1995). Somatic Embryogenesis and Organogenesis in Okra(Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench.). In: Bajaj, Y.P.S. (eds) Somatic Embryogenesis and Synthetic Seed II. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 31. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78643-3_14
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