![]() IJPSS, 34(22): 762-768, 2022 Article no.IJPSS.90429 763 Dominance components 2) were found in few characters viz. ![]() 1 and 2 were highly significant for all the characters. The estimates of dominant components 1, 2 and 2 were evaluated. The additive components (D) of genetic variance was found to be highly significant for days to first flowering, days to 50% flowering, node at first flower appear, number of branches per plant and plant height (cm) at harvesting. Overall, Okra is an important vegetable crop with a diverse array of nutritional quality and potential health benefits.Ī diallel scheme excluding reciprocal was adopted in okra to generate 45 F 1 hybrids in Rabi season 2020 and the hybrids along with 10 parents were evaluated using a randomized complete block design (RCBD) in Kharif 2020. Okra has several potential health beneficial effects on some of the important human diseases like cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, digestive diseases and some cancers. Okra is also known for being high in antioxidants activity. Okra is rich in phenolic compounds with important biological properties like quartering and flavonol derivatives, catechin oligomers and hydroxycinnamic derivatives. Okra is also abundant with several carbohydrates, minerals and vitamins, which plays a vital role in human diet and health. The other fraction of Okra is insoluble fibre, which helps to keep the intestinal tract healthy. Okra is a powerhouse of valuable nutrients, nearly half of which is soluble fibre in the form of gums and pectins which help to lower serum cholesterol, reducing the risk of heart diseases. Okra seed is known to be rich in high quality protein especially with regards to its content of essential amino acids relative to other plant protein sources. The amino acid composition of okra seed protein is comparable to that of soybean and the protein efficiency ratio is higher than that of soybean and the amino acid pattern of the protein renders it an adequate supplement to legume or cereal based diets. Okra has been called " a perfect villager's vegetable " because of its robust nature, dietary fiber, and distinct seed protein balance of both lysine and tryptophan amino acids. Okra seed oil is also a rich source of linoleic acid, a polyunsaturated fatty acid essential for human nutrition. Okra seeds are a potential source of oil, with concentrations varying from 20% to 40%, which consists of linoleic acid up to 47.4%. The mucilage of okra binds cholesterol and bile acid carrying toxins dumped into it by the liver. Okra mucilage has medicinal applications when used as a plasma replacement or blood volume expander. ![]() Often the extract obtained from the fruit is added to different recipes like stews and sauces to increase the consistency. ![]() It offers mucilaginous consistency after cooking. Okra immature fruits, which are consumed as vegetables, can be used in salads, soups and stews, fresh or dried, fried or boiled. Okra is a multipurpose crop due to its various uses of the fresh leaves, buds, flowers, pods, stems and seeds. This paper was aimed to review nutritional quality and potential health benefits of edible parts of Okra. ![]() Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) is an economically important vegetable crop grown in tropical and subtropical parts of the world. ![]()
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