Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources
  • Year: 2020
  • Volume: 33
  • Issue: 1

Notes on diversity distribution and systematics study of Abelmoschus tuberculatus Pal & Har B. Singh: A close wild relative of okra from India

  • Author:
  • Anjula Pandey, S Nivedhitha, Vidya Sagar1, Pavan Kumar Malav, Shashikant Sharma, SP Ahlawat
  • Total Page Count: 8
  • Page Number: 77 to 84

1ICAR-Indian Institute of Vegetable Research (ICAR-IIVR), Varanasi-221305, Uttar Pradesh, India

ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (ICAR-NBPGR), Pusa Campus, New Delhi-110012, India

*Author for Correspondence: Email- anjula.pandey@icar.gov.in

Online published on 21 July, 2020.

Abstract

Germplasm of Abelmoschus tuberculatus Pal & Har B. Singh, a close wild relative of okra {A. esculentus (l.) moench} was collected during an exploration undertaken to western Uttar Pradesh, adjoining areas of Haryana and Uttarakhand. the locality reported in Haryana indicates a new record of distribution of A. tuberculatus for the state. Field observations on plant habit, capsule and seed characters were compared with accessions from Rajasthan and characters delimitation at varietal level were identified. Gap analysis was presented here to find out target areas for future collection.

Keywords

Abelmoschus tuberculatus, Crop wild relative, Germplasm, Morphology, Wild okra