Publications
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| influence of pre-treatment on yield chemical and antioxidant properties of a nigerian okra seed (abelmoschus esculentus moench) flour. | okra seeds are reported to be limited to re-generational purpose in nigeria while majority are discarded as unfit for this purpose. studies were carried out to evaluate the effect of soaking and blanching on the yield, proximate composition and antioxidant activity of okra seed flour. pre-treatment by soaking and blanching were found to increase yield which was time dependent. the range mean obtained for protein, fat, ash and fiber contents were 46.10-38.99, 28.08-25.08, 3.95-3.15 and 3.76-3.10, ... | 2009 | 19146911 |
| characterisation of cell wall polysaccharides from okra (abelmoschus esculentus (l.) moench). | okra pods are commonly used in asia as a vegetable, food ingredient, as well as a traditional medicine for many different purposes; for example, as diuretic agent, for treatment of dental diseases and to reduce/prevent gastric irritations. the healthy properties are suggested to originate from the high polysaccharide content of okra pods, resulting in a highly viscous solution with a slimy appearance when okra is extracted with water. in this study, we present a structural characterisation of al ... | 2009 | 19061990 |
| identification and quantification of polyphenolic compounds from okra seeds and skins. | the aims of the present work were to identify and quantify the polyphenolic profile of okra (abelmoschus esculentus), a vegetable almost worldwide consumed. since the knowledge about the okra polyphenolic compounds is limited, the seeds and the skins of okra were separately analyzed. the seeds, which represent the 17% of the vegetable and are richer in phenolic compounds, were mainly composed by oligomeric catechins (2.5mg/g of seeds) and flavonol derivatives (3.4mg/g of seeds). the skins polyph ... | 2008 | 26047300 |
| glutathione and cysteine biosynthesis in two varieties of abelmoschus esculentus in response to mine spoil. | the extent of accumulation of some heavy metals and glutathione and cysteine levels in the roots and aerial plant parts in two genotypically different varieties of a. esculentus (ks404 and bo2) exposed to mine spoil were investigated. glutathione (gsh) level in both the varieties on control sites increased from basal level to 155.15 nmol g(-1) dry weight (d.wt.), almost 1.5 fold on 30 day and attained a plateau within 60 day mine spoil exposure of both the varieties decreased glutathione 1.13 fo ... | 2008 | 18831339 |
| agricultural reuse of reclaimed water and uptake of organic compounds: pilot study at mutah university wastewater treatment plant, jordan. | the residues of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (pahs), polychlorinated biphenyls (pcbs), chlorinated benzenes (cbs) and phenols were investigated for soil, wastewater, groundwater and plants. the uptake concentration of these compounds was comparatively determined using various plant types: zea mays l., helianthus annus l., capsicum annum l., abelmoschus esculentus l., solanum melongena l. and lycopersicon esculentum l. which were grown in a pilot site established at mutah university wastewat ... | 2008 | 18471853 |
| relative efficacy of water use in five varieties of abelmoschus esculentus (l.) moench. under water-limited conditions. | in the present investigation, five varieties of okra (abelmoschus esculentus (l.) moench.) were screened for their water use efficiency under two water regimes, viz., 60% and 100% filed capacity. drought stress was imposed at 60% field capacity from 30 to 70 days after sowing, while the control pots were maintained at 100% field capacity throughout the period of entire growth. biomass and yield, leaf area duration, cumulative water transpired water use efficiency, net assimilation rate, mean tra ... | 2008 | 17988840 |
| heavy metal (cu, zn, cd and pb) contamination of vegetables in urban india: a case study in varanasi. | the contributions of heavy metals in selected vegetables through atmospheric deposition were quantified in an urban area of india. deposition rate of zn was recorded maximum followed by cu, cd and pb. the concentrations of zn and cu were highest in brassica oleracea, cd in abelmoschus esculentus and b. oleracea, while pb was highest in beta vulgaris. heavy metal pollution index showed that b. oleracea was maximally contaminated with heavy metals followed by a. esculentus and then b. vulgaris. th ... | 2008 | 18031880 |
| complete nucleotide sequence and experimental host range of okra mosaic virus. | okra mosaic virus (okmv) is a tymovirus infecting members of the family malvaceae. early infections in okra (abelmoschus esculentus) lead to yield losses of 12-19.5%. besides intensive biological characterizations of okmv only minor molecular data were available. therefore, we determined the complete nucleotide sequence of a nigerian isolate of okmv. the complete genomic rna (grna) comprises 6,223 nt and its genome organization showed three major orfs coding for a putative movement protein (mp) ... | 2008 | 18049886 |
| field efficacy of azadirachtin-a, tetrahydroazadirachtin-a, neemazal and endosulfan against key pests of okra (abelmoschus esculentus). | background unlike synthetic pesticides, azadirachtin-based neem pesticides are environmentally friendly and are well known for their diverse pest control properties. their use is, however, limited by the instability of azadirachtin, necessitating application at short intervals. the efficacy of relatively stable tetrahydroazadirachtin-a, therefore, needed to be established under field conditions. results: azadirachtin-a (aza-a), its stable derivative tetrahydroazadirachtin-a (tha) and other neem ... | 2008 | 18537118 |
| comparison of plant growth-promotion with pseudomonas aeruginosa and bacillus subtilis in three vegetables. | our objective was to compare some plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (pgpr) properties of bacillus subtilis and pseudomonas aeruginosa as representatives of their two genera. solanum lycopersicum l. (tomato), abelmoschus esculentus (okra), and amaranthus sp. (african spinach) were inoculated with the bacterial cultures. at 60 days after planting, dry biomass for plants treated with b. subtilis and p. aeruginosa increased 31% for tomato, 36% and 29% for okra, and 83% and 40% for african spinach ... | 2008 | 24031240 |
| large molecules as anti-adhesive compounds against pathogens. | anti-adhesive compounds are potential prophylactic tools in alternative treatment regimes against bacterial infection, as bacterial adhesion is commonly mediated by carbohydrate-protein interactions between surface adhesions of microorganisms and the host cell. the use of exogenous polyvalent, high-molecular carbohydrates and tannin-like plant-derived compounds should antagonize the adhesive interaction. a range of carbohydrates and carbohydrate- and proanthocyanidin-enriched plant extracts were ... | 2007 | 17637170 |
| effect of chemical paclobutrazol on growth, yield and quality of okra (abelmoschus esculentus l.) har lium cultivar in northeast thailand. | this investigation was carried out at mahasarakham university experimental farm, mahasarakham university, northeast thailand in the late rainy season of the 2003 to 2004 with the use of roi-et soil series (oxic paleustults). the experiment aims to search for more information on the effect of different rates of chemical paclobutrazol (pbz) application on growth, yield and quality of edible okra pods. a randomised complete block design (rcdb) with four replications was used for the experiment. the ... | 2007 | 19069514 |
| effects of green manures on growth, yield and quality of green okra (abelmoschus esculentus l.) har lium cultivar. | this green manure experiment with the use of okra crop as indicator plant was carried out at mahasarakham university experimental farm, mahasarakham province, northeast thailand during may to september 2005 to investigate four types of green manure legume crops on growth, yield and quality of edible fresh pods of okra crop when grown on roi-et soil series (oxic paleustults). the four types of green manure plants include jack bean, cowpea, green gram, and giant sensitive plant. the experiment con ... | 2007 | 19070046 |
| intraspecific variation in zucchini yellow mosaic virus transmission by myzus persicae and the impact of aphid host plant. | three isofemale lines of myzus persicae (sulzer), two lines collected from and reared on a brassicaceous host, and one line collected from and reared on a malvaceous host, were evaluated for their efficiency of transmitting zucchini yellow mosaic virus (family potyviridae, genus potyvirus, zymv). in the first experiment, the transmission efficiencies of two clones from brassicaceae (b1 and b2) were 52.0 and 60.8%, respectively, and these transmissions were not significantly different. in a secon ... | 2007 | 18232392 |
| heavy metal load of soil, water and vegetables in peri-urban delhi. | peri-urban lands are often used for production of vegetables for better market accessibility and higher prices. but most of these lands are contaminated with heavy metals through industrial effluents, sewage and sludge, and vehicular emission. vegetables grown in such lands, therefore, are likely to be contaminated with heavy metals and unsafe for consumption. samples of vegetables i.e., spinach (spinacia oleracea l.) and okra (abelmoschus esculentus l.); soil and irrigation water were collected ... | 2006 | 16897527 |
| antioxidant activity of five vegetables traditionally consumed by south-asian migrants in bradford, yorkshire, uk. | five vegetables traditionally consumed among south-asian migrants in bradford (yorkshire, uk) were tested for their free radical scavenging activity (frsa) in the dpph (1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazil radical) screening assay (using extracts prepared both by cold maceration and also by boiling the plant in the solvent under reflux) and for their in vitro non-enzymatic inhibition of bovine brain lipid peroxidation. in both antioxidant assays a strong activity was shown by extracts derived from okra ... | 2005 | 16261524 |
| residues of thiamethoxam and acetamaprid, two neonicotinoid insecticides, in/on okra fruits (abelmoschus esculentus l). | 2005 | 16400583 | |
| alterations in activities of acid phosphatase, alkaline phosphatase, atpase and atp content in response to seasonally varying pi status in okra (abelmoschus esculentus). | phosphorus (p) is the second most important macronutrient for plant growth. plants exhibit numerous physiological and metabolic adaptations in response to seasonal variations in phosphorus content. activities of acid and alkaline phosphatases, atpase and atp content were studied in summer, rainy and winter seasons at two different developmental stages (28 and 58 days after sowing) in okra. activities of both acid and alkaline phosphatases increased manifold in winter to cope up with low phosphor ... | 2004 | 15529876 |
| glycosylated compounds from okra inhibit adhesion of helicobacter pylori to human gastric mucosa. | in asian medicine the fruit of the okra plant, abelmoschus esculentus (l.) moench., is used as a mucilaginous food additive against gastric irritative and inflammative diseases. to find a rational basis for its use against these diseases, several crude and purified carbohydrate-containing fractions from immature okra fruits were isolated and analyzed, and their effects against helicobacter pylori in an in situ adhesion model on sections of human gastric mucosa were determined. pretreatment of th ... | 2004 | 15030201 |
| bhendi yellow vein mosaic disease in india is caused by association of a dna beta satellite with a begomovirus. | yellow vein mosaic disease is the major limitation in the production of bhendi or okra (abelmoschus esculentus), an important vegetable crop of india. this disease is caused by a complex consisting of the monopartite begomovirus bhendi yellow vein mosaic virus (byvmv, family: geminiviridae) and a small satellite dna beta component. byvmv can systemically infect bhendi upon agroinoculation but produces only mild leaf curling in this host. dna beta induces typical symptoms of bhendi yellow vein mo ... | 2003 | 12573576 |
| effects of soil amendments at a heavy loading rate associated with cover crops as green manures on the leaching of nutrients and heavy metals from a calcareous soil. | the potential risk of groundwater contamination by the excessive leaching of n, p and heavy metals from soils amended at heavy loading rates of biosolids, coal ash, n-viro soil (1:1 mixture of coal ash and biosolids), yard waste compost and co-compost (3:7 mixture of biosolids to yard wastes), and by soil incorporation of green manures of sunn hemp (crotalaria juncea) and sorghum sudangrass (sorghum bicolor x s. bicolor var. sudanense) was studied by collecting and analyzing leachates from pots ... | 2003 | 14649715 |
| season-dependent mineral accumulation in fruits of okra (abelmoschus esculentus) and tomato (lycopersicon esculentum). | season-dependent mineral accumulation was recorded in fruits of okra and tomato. the highest concentration was in summer in okra and in winter in tomato. lowest concentrations were in winter in okra and rainy in tomato. both crop plants indicated that the mineral contents were in the order of p > k > ca > mg > na > fe which also signify their relative functional importance in growth and metabolism. | 2002 | 12617316 |
| photosynthesis and kinetic characteristics of rubisco in hibiscus cannabinus l. | photosynthetic characteristics in kenaf (hibiscus cannabinus l.), a c3 plant, were compared with abelmoschus esculentus (l.) moench, another member of malvaceae. kenaf leaves exhibited significantly higher rate of photosynthesis (40 mg co2 dm(-2) hr(-1)) which was 24.6 mg dm(-2) hr(-1) in a. esculentus. rate of photo and dark respiration was similar in both the species. kenaf leaf photosynthesis had a higher optimum temperature (32 degrees c) than that of a. esculentus (26 degrees c). photosynth ... | 2000 | 12557922 |
| rhizosphere mycoflora of healthy and yellow vein mosaic virus infected okra (abelmoschus esculentus) plants. | investigations on the rhizosphere mycoflora of healthy and virus (yvmv) infected okra plants showed a higher fungal population in the rhizosphere of healthy plants at preflowering and post-flowering stages than in that of diseased ones. maximum population was observed during flowering both in healthy and diseased plant rhizosphere as well as in non-rhizosphere soil. however, virus infected plants showed a higher population at the flowering stage than healthy ones. the quantitative differences in ... | 2000 | 94749 |
| distribution and diversity of geminiviruses in trinidad and tobago. | abstract seven crop and eight weed species from 12 agricultural locations in trinidad and tobago were assayed for the presence of whitefly-transmitted geminiviruses (wtgs) by using dot blot hybridization and polymerase chain reaction (pcr) amplification of the n-terminal coat protein sequence with degenerate primers. the amplified fragments were cloned and analyzed by restriction enzyme digestion to determine fragment length polymorphism among the cloned fragments. representative clones were the ... | 1998 | 18944827 |
| ameliorative effects of ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid and nitrilo triacetic acid on lead toxicity in okra (abelmoschus esculentus l.) grown in sewage-irrigated soil. | 1994 | 8167444 | |
| reduction of manganese accumulation by ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid and nitrilo triacetic acid in okra (abelmoschus esculentus l.) grown in sewage-irrigated soil. | 1994 | 8142717 | |
| reduction of lead accumulation by ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid and nitrilo triacetic acid in okra (abelmoschus esculentus l.) grown in sewage-irrigated soil. | 1993 | 8318772 | |
| phytogrowth-inhibitory activities of sulfur-containing compounds. ii. the inhibitory activities of thiosalicylic acid and dihydro-2(3h)-thiophenone-related compounds on plant growth. | thiosalicylic acid (i) showed rather strong inhibitory activity on the growth of roots of all plants treated except abelmoschus esculentus moench at the concentration of 5.0 x 10(-4) m. this compound strongly inhibited the growth of the root of echinochloa utilis ohwi et yabuno even at the low concentration of 5.0 x 10(-5) m. dihydro-2(3h)-thiophenone (vii) also exhibited inhibitory activity on the growth of roots of all plants treated except glycine max merrill. both compounds inhibited the ger ... | 1993 | 8220332 |
| on the botanical distribution of chiral forms of gossypol. | plants belonging to malvaceae (about 90 species belonging to 33 genera) were analysed for the presence of gossypol by reversed-phase hplc using absorbance detection at 365 nm, and the chirality and optical purity of gossypol were determined whenever the analysis was positive. only plants belonging to the cotton tribe (gossypieae) contained gossypol (detection limit better than 0.001%). in particular, no gossypol could be detected in abelmoschus esculentus (ocra), hibiscus tiliaceus, h. sabdariff ... | 1992 | 17226502 |
| multivariate analysis and the choice of parents for hybridization in okra (abelmoschus esculentus (l.) moench). | thirty okra genotypes of diverse eco-geographical origin were grown in single-row plots in a randomised complete block design. the data collected on 14 characters were subjected to analysis of variance. by multivariate analysis (mahalanobis d(2) technique), the genetic divergence among the genotypes were quantitatively measured. the genotypes were grouped into five clusters by this technique. there was no relationship between clustering pattern and eco-geographic distribution. the effects of gen ... | 1987 | 24241673 |
| the effects of coal-smoke pollutants on the growth, yield and leaf epidermal features of abelmoschus esculentus moench. | in abelmoschus esculentus var. pusa sawani, coal-smoke pollutants, experienced close to a thermal power plant, led to decreases of plant height and stem diameter, jeopardised the production of leaves and flower buds and stimulated leaf and flower fall, leading to a decrease in the number of fruits set per plant. the length of fruits was affected a little, and the circumference and fresh weight suffered significantly, causing a decrease in plant yield. the net productivity of stems, roots and lea ... | 1987 | 15092789 |
| an unstable gene controlling developmental variegation in okra (abelmoschus esculentus (l.) moench). | genetic studies on radiation-induced chlorina and variegated mutants of okra (abelmoschus esculentus (l.) moench) revealed the existence of an unstable gene. the normal green color of the leaves is controlled by duplicate genes c1 and c2, either of which produces the green colour. the chlorina plants are c 1 c 1 c 2 c 2. the allele c 1 (v) is dominant to both c 1 and c 2 but is unstable. the homozygote c 1 (v) c 1 (v) c 2 c 2 is a normal green while the heterozygote c i (v) c 1 c 2 c 2 has a var ... | 1985 | 24247348 |
| xiphidorus amazonensis n. sp. (nematoda: longidoridae) from the brazilian amazon basin. | xiphidorus amazonensis n. sp. was found in the rhizospheres of jatropha curcas, musa sp., anona muricata, cassia tora, panicum laxum, paspalum fasciculatum, aeschynomene sensitiva, saccharum officinarum, manihot esculenta, abelmoschus esculentus, tamarindus indica, mangifera indica, vigna unguiculata, zea mays, commelina sp., cyperus rotundus, fimbristylis miliacea, citrus sinensis, and eichhornia crassipes on the amazon river island of xiborena, approximately 40 km southeast of manaus, capital ... | 1985 | 19294098 |
| cropping effects of marigolds, corn, and okra on population levels of meloidogyne javanica and on carrot yields. | 1984 | 19294045 | |
| synergistic effect of gibberellic acid and indole-3-acetic acid on rooting in stem cuttings of abelmoschus esculentus moench. | indole-3-acetic acid (iaa) and gibberellic acid (ga3) enhanced the formation of roots on the stem cuttings of abelmoschus esculentus. the effect increased considerably when both iaa and ga3 were applied together. | 1978 | 24413953 |
| effects of management practices on nematode and fungi populations and okra yield. | okra was grown in field plots of tifton loamy sand naturally infested with the nematodes meloidogyne incognita and criconemoides ornalus and the pathogenic fungi fusarium oxysporum, f. solani, f. roseum, and pythium spp. plots were treated with various soil pesticides and left exposed or covered with biodegradable paper film mulch under trickle irrigation. soil was assayed for nematodes and fungi, and plant roots were examined for root-rot and insect damage. fewer nematodes and fungi generally w ... | 1977 | 19305580 |
| a correlation between the dissipation of insecticides and rhizosphere microflora of abelmoschus esculentus (l.) moench. | a study to understand the relationship between the dissipation of aldicarb and disulfoton in the rhizosphere region of bhendi and the microbial population revealed a negative correlation between the fungal and azotobacter population and the residues of both insecticides. however, no definite correlation could be recorded between the populations of bacteria and actinomycetes and the residues of the insecticides. | 1977 | 910573 |
| biological control of the root rot and collar rot of "okra" (abelmoschus esculentus (l.) moench). | 1974 | 4422782 |