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Effect of Okra Plant Lifespan upon Tensile Properties of Okra Fibers

Journal of Natural Fibers, 2022
This study has been carried out to identify the effect of the okra plant lifespan upon the tensile properties, that is, fiber bundle strength and elongation of the yielded fibers.
P.K Gupta, S. Maiti, S. Patra, R. V. Adivarekar   +3 more
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Effect of Okra Plant Lifespan upon Optical Properties of Okra Fibers

Journal of Natural Fibers, 2022
The present research study has been made to identify the effect of the okra plant lifespan upon the optical appearance of the yielded fibers. 90 ± 10 days, 120 ± 10 days, and 160 ± 10 days matured crop waste were subjected to two different retting ...
P. K. Gupta, S. Maiti, Shamayita Patra, R. V. Adivarekar   +3 more
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Development and Characterization of Biocomposite Films Based on Polysaccharides Derived from Okra Plant Waste for Food Packaging Application. [PDF]

Polymers (Basel), 2022
Polysaccharide-based composite films were developed using mucilage polysaccharides (OLP) and carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) extracted from okra leafstalk wastes.
Olawuyi IF, Lee WY.
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Effects of Different Parts of the Okra Plant (Abelmoschus esculentus) on the Phytosynthesis of Silver Nanoparticles: Evaluation of Synthesis Conditions, Nonlinear Optical and Antibacterial Properties. [PDF]

Nanomaterials (Basel), 2022
In this work, stable and spherical silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were synthesized in situ from silver salt (silver nitrate) using the aqueous extract of the okra plant (Abelmoschus esculentus) at room temperature and ambient pH conditions.
Deen GR, Hannan FA, Henari F, Akhtar S.
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Plant Growth-Promoting Bacterium from Non-Agricultural Soil Improves Okra Plant Growth

Agriculture, 2022
Beneficial soil microorganisms influence nutrient recycling, soil fertility, plant growth, and productivity and reduce chemical fertilizer application. This study aimed to isolate bacteria from non-agricultural soils in the Al-Ahsa region and characterize the bacteria with the best biostimulating characteristics at the physiological, biochemical, and ...
Heba Adel AlAli, Ashraf Khalifa, Mohammed Almalki   +2 more
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Phytochemical Screening of Okra plant from Libya

Scholars International Journal of Chemistry and Material Sciences, 2019
The interest in medicinal plants in all modern scientific research remains to discover many medicines and drugs to reduce incurable diseases. This study aimed at detecting the effective chemical compounds, flavonoids, tannins, alkaloids. In addition, the
Ahmed Belgasem Ahmed ., Hamed Alqamoudy ., Ahlam Rashed ., EL-Mahmoudy ., Akram Almabrouk Misbah ., Nadea Almunir ., Manal M Elshili ., FadiaTaufik M ., Nouri Kushlaf .   +8 more
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The Efficiency of Plant Defense: Aphid Pest Pressure Does Not Alter Production of Food Rewards by Okra Plants in Ant Presence

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021
Pearl bodies are produced by some plant species as food reward for ants and in exchange, ants defend these plants against insect pests. Sap-sucking pests such as aphids also excrete honeydew as food reward for ants, leading to potential conflict where ...
Akanksha Singh, Akanksha Singh, Veronika E. Mayer, Sharon E. Zytynska, Sharon E. Zytynska, Benjamin Hesse, Wolfgang W. Weisser   +6 more
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Investigation of Plant Growth Promotion Potential of Novel Compost-Derived Bacilli and Anticipating Their In Vivo Effectiveness Through Mathematical Modelling. [PDF]

Environ Microbiol Rep
Compost derived Bacillus isolates were screened for plant growth promoting traits, scored through modelling and validated in field trials on maize and okra. Selected strains enhanced growth significantly, enabling reduced chemical fertiliser use, ecofriendly bioinputs and improved soil health.
Maitra D, Roy B, Dhara B, Chakraborti A, Chaudhuri I, Chakraborty R, Choudhury SS, Maitra S, Kumer A, Mitra AK.   +9 more
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Effects of nano oxide particles on the growth and photosynthetic characteristics of okra plant under water deficiency

Folia Horticulturae
Drought, as abiotic stress, has significant detrimental effects on the growth, physiology, yield and nutritional quality of plants. The distinctive characteristics of nanoparticles (NPs) significantly contribute to essential physiological processes ...
Wang Jiyue, Xu Jiajun, Xie Rongrong, Chen Nian, Yang Mingli, Tian Xiaojian, Shi Denghong   +6 more
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An Overview of the Current Scientific Evidence on the Biological Properties of Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench (Okra)

Foods
Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench, commonly known as okra or lady’s finger, is an annual flowering plant belonging to the Malvaceae family. Okra is a native plant in Africa as well as a traditional medicine in Africa and India for treating different ...
Carsten Tsun-Ka Kwok, Yam-Fung Ng, Hei-Tung Lydia Chan, Shun-Wan Chan   +3 more
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