Authors : H.M. Amoatey, G.Y.P. Klu, E.K. Quartey, H.A. Doku and J.K. Ahiakpa
Abstract: About twenty six (26) local accessions and three (3) exotic lines of okra were collected from 8 geographic regions of Ghana. Their agro-morphological traits were evaluated under field conditions on the research fields of the Biotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture Research Institute (BNARI), using the International Plant Genetic Research Institute (IPGRI) descriptor lists for okra. Hierarchical cluster analysis of results groupedthe accessionsinto 2 major clusters and subsequently into 5 sub-clusters based on the qualitative characters studied. The pattern of clustering did not indicate any relationship with geographic origin of collection. The 2 most divergent accessions were Cs-Legon (local accession) and Clemson Spineless (exotic line).
H.M. Amoatey, G.Y.P. Klu, E.K. Quartey, H.A. Doku and J.K. Ahiakpa, 2014. Agro-morphological Characterisation of Twenty-Nine (29) Accessions of Okra (Abelmoschus sp. L) from Eight Regions of Ghana. Agricultural Journal, 9: 77-85.