2012, Isisue-1, Volume 4

SCREENING OF OKRA GENOTYPES BASED ON LEAF SHAPE INDEX

Sankara Rao Karri and Pinaki Acharyya

Department of Horticulture, Institute of Agricultural Science

University of Calcutta. 35, Ballygunge Circular Road,

Kolkata – 700019, India

E-mail: ksrgreenplus@hotmail.com

Abstract: Okra [Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench] is an important vegetable crop in the tropics and the subtropics.  For characterization of diverse okra genotypes morphological characters play an important role.

Keywords: Abelmoschus esculentus, Genotypes, Okra

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