This document discusses using an EcoCrop model to evaluate the suitability of okra cultivation in South Korea under current and future climate conditions. The model uses temperature, precipitation and geographic data to create suitability maps. Under current conditions, 78.39% of South Korea shows excellent suitability, with smaller portions showing very suitable or suitable conditions. The model predicts that under future climate conditions, 97.73% of South Korea will show excellent suitability for okra cultivation. Overall, the results indicate that okra cultivation is suitable across most of South Korea under both current and projected future climate.

1. Welcome
KISHOR D.S
DECEMBER 08, 2015
CROP MOLECULAR BREEDING LAB
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE & LIFE SCIENCES
SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Identification of suitability parameters for cultivation of okra
(Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench) in South Korea using
EcoCrop model

2. Okra
• Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench)
• Malvaceae, lady’s finger
• Herbaceous, 2-4 m in height, with spiny pubescence,
large yellow flowers,
• fruit vegetable crop & 25 cm long or more.
• Tropical and subtropical zones of the world
• native of tropical Africa
• 30 species under genus Abelmoschus in the old world
and four in the new world
• Often cross pollinated crop
• Commercially cultivated in West Africa, India, South
East Asia, Southern United States, Brazil, Turkey and
Northern Australia.
• Uses: young immature fruits are eaten fresh, cooked or
fried as vegetables and the can be frozen, canned or
dried
Source: http://ecocrop.fao.org (Crop Id=289)

3. Eco crop model
• To evaluate the suitability of south korea to hold okra cultivation, data
for current (1950-2000) and future (The NCAR community climate
model, CCM3 were acquired by means of the World Clim database (10
arc –minutes resolution , http://worldclim.com/download) .
• The climate data was implemented in the software DIVA-GIS to
construct suitability map of okra cultivation based on spatial and
geographic data of korea (http://www.diva-gis.org/data).
(Julian Ramirez-Villegas et al 2013)
 SU IT = TS U I T x RS U I T

4. Objectives
• Estimating Okra suitability in korea under current
climatic condition by using Eco Crop model
• To forecast the change in suitability for okra
cultivation based on future climatic conditions in
korea

5. Ecology of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench)
http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/

6. Methods and tools
• Use of DIVA-GIS to assess land suitability for okra cultivation
for current and potential regions in south korea.
• Use of Eco Crop database to derive temperature and
precipitation parameters.
• Use of DIVA-GIS to construct suitability map of korea for okra
cultivation in current and future condition.

7. Parameters used in the Eco crop model

8. Suitability map of okra for current condition
Results
Suitability (%) Index
0
20
40
60
80
100
Marginal Suitable Very
suitable
Excellent
Suitablity % (Current)
Suitablity % (Current)
78.39 % : Excellent
13.19 % : Very suitable
6.37 % : Suitable
2.05 % : Marginal

9. Suitability map of okra for future condition
Results
Suitability (%) Index
0
20
40
60
80
100
Very suitable Excellent
Suitablity % (Current)
Suitablity %
(Current)
97.73 % : Excellent
2.27 % : Very suitable

10. Conclusion
• Based on Eco crop model, 78.39% of area in south korea except
Gangwon-do province shows excellent for okra cultivation in
current climatic condition.
• The change in the climatic parameters would leads to changes in the
area of cultivation in south korea under future climatic condition
and results showed that 97.73 % of area become excellent for okra
cultivation including Gangwon-do province.
• Overall result indicated that okra cultivation could be possible in
most of the area under both current and future climatic conditions of
korea.

11. Thank you