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Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench. (= Hibiscus esculentus L.1), commonly known as lady's fingers, okra or bhindi, is an important vegetable crop cultivated in the different countries of the world. The chromosome number of this species has been variously reported as 2n = 1302 and 2n = 723; in a number of varieties examined by us4, the chromosome number was invariably found to be 2n = 130.
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JOSHI, A., HARDAS, M. Alloploid Nature of Okra, Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Monech.. Nature 178, 1190 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1038/1781190a0
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