Plants that have potential as alternative food source (floral nectar, pollen and plant tissues) to the boll weevil during the intercropping season were evaluated considering the prevalent conditions of Cerrado in the Central Brazil. Initially, we tested the nutritional adequacy for the survival of the insect of flower resource (pollen and nectar) provided by eight plant species (fennel, mexican...

Okra (A.esculentus) is an antidiabetic plant that it's beneficial effects on ovarian dysfunction in diabetes condition has not been clarified. The present study was designed to examine the effect of Okra powder on serum oxidant/antioxidant status, ovarian structure and expression of apoptotic/antiapoptotic related genes in ovary of experimentally induced high fat diet diabetic rats. Diabetes wa...

Colon targeted tablet formulation was developed using okra polysaccharide (Abelmuschus esculentus) as a microbially triggered material and also as the carrier. Okra polysaccharide was isolated from Abelmuschus esculentus and used for tablet formulation with Ibuprofen as model drug. The matrix tablets with four different proportions of the okra (20%, 30%, 40% & 50%) with 1% ethyl cellulose in al...

Okra Abelmoschus esculentus L. (Moench), is an economically important vegetable crop grown in tropical and sub-tropical as well as Mediterranean countries. The genome size of the Abelmoschus genus species is still rare. Ploidy determinations have traditionally been done by counting chromosomes of stained root tips, but this method is laborious and often difficult with species which have small c...

Okra yellow vein mosaic (OYVMD) and enation leaf curl diseases (OELCuD) are the most important biotic which cause yield quality loss in okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench). Therefore, development of viral resistance varieties lines become breeding objective worldwide. Wild relatives natural source for disease pest resistance. Hence an experiment was conducted at research farm ICAR-Indian ...

This investigation aimed to assess the influence of soil-applied vermicompost, nitrogen and zinc on vegetative growth parameters, yield, mineral nutrient concentration fruits okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench). The experiment was laid out in a Completely Randomized Design followed by three replications. Data were subjected analysis variance mean values compared using Tukey’s Range Test at ...

The Egusi Okra soup is a traditional African meal that is considered of high nutritional value and protective against weight loss. We introduce the concept of "kitchen toxicology" to analyse the recipe of the Egusi Okra soup and highlight possible mitigation measures for toxic and/or antinutritional effects in the wide spectrum of health and nutritional needs of HIV+/AIDS subjects. In particula...

Okra (Albemoschus esculentus L) is a fruit-shaped vegetable crop and potential because it has business opportunities. production still low not been able to meet the needs of one problems, namely inappropriate fertilization. It necessary conduct research that aims determine effect Potassium fertilizer organic rabbit on growth yield okra. The location in Sampali Village, Percut Sei Tuan District,...