Morphological Characterization of Accessions of Okra (Abelmoschus Spp L.)

Multivariate Analysis of Genetic Diversity Among Okra (Abelmoschus spp.) Cultivars Grown in Côte d’Ivoire Based on Agro-morphological Traits

“…number of fruits per plant, fruit yield and number of seeds per fruit, which suggests increased values of fruit and seed yield when breeding in component 2. These seven traits characterizing the first two PCAs can be considered the most important for the discrimination of the okra cultivars studied (Amiteye et al 2019). This implies that high priority be given to these traits in future breeding programs.…”

“…Regarding the earliness, the cultivars differed significantly in the number of days to seedling emergence and days to plant flowering. Earliness in okra is determined by the number of days from sowing to flowering (Amiteye et al, 2019). Differences in flowering periods among the cultivars imply that their maturity periods vary (Eshiet & Brisibe 2015).…”

“…Similar observation was reported by Omonhinmin & Osawaru (2005) with taller plants recorded for A. caillei (34.50 to 52.20 cm) than for A. esculentus (21.30 to 30.10 cm). Okra growth traits is of particular interest for breeding programs because tall plants and thin stems increase rate of lodging in windstorms or near harvesting time, and this can potentially affect yield (Amiteye et al 2019). However, the cultivars of A. caillei showed the highest values of stem diameter, conferring to these cultivars a good vigor.…”

“…For crop improvement, one important aspect is assessment of genetic diversity (Amiteye et al 2019). It is a key factor from which useful characters can be detected and used for selection of suitable parents for breeding programs (Syfullah et al 2018).…”

“…In this regard, the use of multivariate analyses based on agro-morphological traits is very essential and can help to pave way for genetic improvement of this crop (Binalfew & Alemu 2016). Actually, genetic diversity evaluation based on agro-morphological traits still remains a very useful technique highly recommended as the first step to be adopted in any crop improvement program prior to more in depth molecular or biochemical studies (Amiteye et al 2019;Temam et al 2020).…”