What makes okra a smart choice for home gardens, healthier meals and Florida’s next great crop?
University of Florida researchers from the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) say this adaptable crop illustrates how food can promote personal health, support local agriculture and help prevent disease – key priorities of UF’s Food is Medicine Initiative.
“Okra is a specialty crop commonly grown by ethnic farmers in the United States, originally cultivated in home gardens and backyards, and its popularity has increased, leading to expansion into small-scale commercial production,” said Dakshina Seal, a research scientist of entomology and nematology at the UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center (TREC)…