1. AccessAgriculture Training Video Au Bénin, les agriculteurs montrent comment faire un bon semis de gombo. Semez 2 à 3 graines au plus par trou et en respectant les écartements pour permettre une bonne aération et un bon développement des plantes. Langues disponibles Anglais Arabe Bambara...
  2. Abstract, Plant Science Today, 2014 Okra, Abelmoschus esculentus L. (Moench) is an important vegetable crop cultivated in tropical, subtropical and warm temperate regions around the world. Besides the nutritional benefit, the different parts of the plant are used extensively in traditional...
  3. Abstract, Journal of Food Processing & Technology, 2015 Okra(Abelmoschus esculentus) is an economically important vegetable crop grown in tropical and sub-tropical parts of the world. This paper was aimed to review nutritional quality and potential health benefits of edible parts of Okra....
  4. Abstract, Toxicology Reports, 2017 TheEgusi Okrasoup 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 theEgusi Okrasoup and highlight possible mitigation...
  5. 31/08/2016 «Avant de recevoir la formation à ECHO, nous avions des difficultés à nous procurer des légumes frais à certaines périodes de l’année; de même, certains légumes et plantes comme les feuilles de niébé, le gombo ou l’oseille sont quasi introuvables en saison sèche. Après la formation, j’ai...
  6. 01/10/2005 Okra provides food, feed, forage, fiber, foliage, fuel and cooking oil.
  7. 20/10/2013 Okra is grown for many reasons including fiber, oil, and the edible flowers and pods. Okra has been cultivated for centuries and remains a very important food crop in many parts of the Middle East and West Africa; varieties have been selected for pod shape, color, and yield. Okra readily adapts...
  8. 01/01/2020 A comparison trial of okra species and varieties was conducted at the ECHO farm in North Fort Myers (zone 9a/10b), Florida. Thirteen varieties ofAbelmoschus esculentumand two varieties ofAbelmoschus cailleiwere evaluated for pod production and taste. Plants were started from seed in trays, with...
  9. 25/01/2016 ECHO’s Seed Bank has several new vegetable varieties, profiled below.