In Burkina Faso, Abelmoschusesculentus is especially appreciated for its
fruits, which are requested throughout the year by consumers. However, its
production is based on local varieties which are little productive. In order to
identify the characters of interest, to increase production and enhance the
value of local genetic resources of the okra, investigations and a
participative selection on accessions collected in three (03) agricultural
areas have been realized. Agro-morphological evaluation on 16 favorite
accessions of producers has been conducted in rain season following the block
design of Fisher with three replications. Investigations have revealed that the
preferences of producers are based essentially on the fruit and the precocity
of the cycle. Thus, the green fruit, elongated and rich in mucilages are the
most appreciated. Although the heritability within the meaning of all the
characters is high, the yield components such as the height of the plant and
the number of ramifications are the most inheritable. The analysis of the
performance of the varieties has shown that eight varieties (G298, O2, G175,
G289, KKO5, L2, X59, G263) are close to the producers? ideotypes and only two
varieties (UAE 22 and G264) bring together the maximum characters of the
interests of the producers. The efficient varieties thus identified could be
exploited in okra?s breeding programs in Burkina Faso. - See more at:
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