{"id":13677,"date":"2020-03-04T10:54:54","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T09:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/plantenplagen\/okra\/"},"modified":"2023-07-15T14:51:47","modified_gmt":"2023-07-15T12:51:47","slug":"okra","status":"publish","type":"encyclopedia","link":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/plantenplagen\/okra\/","title":{"rendered":"Okra"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_id=”topentry” el_class=”topentry”]Okra is an annual plant whose young leaves and unripe fruits are eaten as vegetables.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text el_id=”entrytxt” el_class=”entrytxt”]Also known as:<\/em>
\nOkro
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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=”35″ css=”.vc_custom_1532162142715{background-color: #e6e6e6 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″ offset=”vc_hidden-xs”][vc_single_image image=”5471″ img_size=”medium” add_caption=”yes” style=”vc_box_rounded” onclick=”img_link_large”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1649259097456{background-color: #e6e6e6 !important;}” offset=”vc_hidden-xs”][vc_column_text el_id=”topentry” el_class=”topentry”]Okra<\/strong> – (Abelmoschus esculentus)<\/em>, an annual plant whose young leaves and unripe fruits are eaten as vegetables. Okra can grow to a height of two meters in one year. The leaves are hand-shaped and the flowers resemble those of the Hibiscus<\/a>. Okra is native to Ethiopia and is grown in almost all tropical and subtropical regions. Okra needs heat to grow: the soil should be at least 20 °C, optimal are soil temperatures of 24 – 32 °C. Okra requires a somewhat moist soil. Use manure with high nitrogen and phosphorus content. Chicken manure can be added prior to planting. The plant tolerates drought and heat; no frost.
\nBecause of its size, Okra is unsuitable for greenhouse cultivation. For a vegetable gardener, the cultivation of Okra is a real challenge.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes”][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”Bugs” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1532164328547{background-color: #585858 !important;}”][vc_column_text el_class=”entrytxt”]<\/p>\n

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Aphids<\/a>, photo: CC0 Public Domain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Aph<\/wbr>ids on the leaves, flower buds and stems. sometimes accompanied by ants that “milk” the aph<\/wbr>ids for honeydew<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1532102781238{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Fungi & diseases” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1537885449118{background-color: #585858 !important;}”][vc_column_text el_class=”entrytxt”]White, woolly mold: White mold (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum)<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Plant wilts and leaves turn yellow on one side. White (sometimes pink) mold develops on stem and tendrils: Fusarium wilt<\/a> (Fusarium oxysporum)<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Yellow-green spots on leaves: photo: DieterO – CC Public Domain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Yellow-green, circle-shaped spots on leaves; serpentine lines: Cucumber mosaic virus<\/a> (CMV).<\/p>\n

Leaf and fruit become covered by a thick layer of fungus and wilt: Verticillium wilt<\/a> (Verticillium spp)<\/em>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1532102799994{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Other” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1532164377225{background-color: #585858 !important;}”][vc_column_text el_id=”entrytxt” el_class=”entrytxt”]Keep weeds away by applying a thick layer of mulch around the seedlings.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":14,"template":"","categories":[],"tags":[],"encyclopedia-category":[653],"encyclopedia-tag":[],"class_list":["post-13677","encyclopedia","type-encyclopedia","status-publish","hentry","encyclopedia-category-vegetable-garden"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia\/13677","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/encyclopedia"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13677"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13677"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13677"},{"taxonomy":"encyclopedia-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia-category?post=13677"},{"taxonomy":"encyclopedia-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia-tag?post=13677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}