Okra or ladyfinger is an important vegetable crop grown in subtropical regions. It has high temperatures, humidity and short growing period of around 4 months. Okra is used in soups, stews and its fiber is used in paper industry. Some popular varieties grown in Nepal are Kajati and Cafeldsu. Okra seed is planted from March-May in the Terai and June-August in mid hills. Regular irrigation and weeding is required and pests like cutworm can affect the crop. Okra yields 500-1000 kg per ropani and is harvested when pods reach 6-8 cm in length.

1. gf]6 M k|sfzssf] cg'dlt ljgf o; k|sfzgsf] laqmL ljt/0f jf s'g} klg Jofkfl/s k|of]hgsf nflu k|of]u ug{ kfOg] 5}g .
o; ;fdu|Ldf lbOPsf] hfgsf/L ljleGg lj1sf] ;Nnfx tyf cGo ;+3;:yfn] k|sfzg u/]sf ;fdu|Ldf lbOPsf] hfgsf/Lsf cfwf/df lgdf{0f ul/Psf x'g . o;df
;d'bfon] cfkmgf] k|of;df ug{ ;Sg] hfgsf/L lbOPsf] 5 . t/ ljif]z kl/l:yltdf k'g ;DalGwt lj1sf] ;Nnfx lng' kg]{5 .
;+lIfKtk|fljlws1fg
/fdtf]l/of÷leG8L (Okra)
kl/ro / dxTjM
/fdtf]l/of pi0f / pkf]i0f If]qsf] dxTjk"0f{ t/sf/L afnL xf] . o;sf slnnf
kmn tf/]/ jf t/sf/L ksfP/ vfOG5 . o;nfO{ ;nfb / ;'k agfpgdf klg
k|of]u ul/G5 . 8fF7 / kmndf x'g] /];fnfO{ sfuh pBf]udf k|of]u x'G5 . o;sf]
;]jgn] vfgf ksfpgdf ;xof]u ub{5 . g]kfnsf ;a} lhNnfx¿df o;sf] v]tL
x'G5 . t/fO{ / dWo kxf8L If]qdf o;sf] Jofj;flos ¿kdf v]tL x'G5 . j;Gt
u|Lidofddf ahf/df /fdtf]l/ofsf] dfu a9L x'G5 .
xfjfkfgL / df6f]M
/fdtf]l/of udL{ df};dsf] afnL xf] . o;sf] ;kmn v]tL ug{ pRr tfkqmd,
t]lhnf] 3fd / cf]l;nf] xfjf ePsf] $ dlxgfsf] afnL cjlw rflxG5 . zLtf]i0f
If]qdf o;sf] v]tL udL{ df};ddf ul/G5 . o;sf] af]6sf] j[l4, k"mNg] / kmNg @%–
#) l8=;]= tfkqmd pko'Qm x'G5 . lbpF;f]sf] tfkqmd $@ l8=;]= eGbf dfly
k'u]kl5 k"mn emg{ yfNb5g . o;n] t'iff/f] vKg ;Sb}g . /fdtf]l/ofsf] v]tL w]/}
lsl;dsf df6f]df ug{ ;lsG5 . k|fËfl/s kbfy{ k|z:t ePsf] / kfgL c8fpg
;Sg] anf}6] bf]d6 jf bf]d6 df6f]df o;sf] v]tL /fd|f] x'G5 . df6f]sf] ^=)–&=%
kL=Pr= dfg pko'Qm x'G5 .
hftx¿M
g]kfndf /fdtf]l/ofsf w]/} :yfgLo / ahf/df kfOg] pGgt hftx¿sf] v]tL
ul/G5 . ;/sf/L txaf6 v]tL ug{ l;kmfl/; ul/Psf hft kfj{tL / csf]{
cgfldsf x'g .

2. gf]6 M k|sfzssf] cg'dlt ljgf o; k|sfzgsf] laqmL ljt/0f jf s'g} klg Jofkfl/s k|of]hgsf nflu k|of]u ug{ kfOg] 5}g .
o; ;fdu|Ldf lbOPsf] hfgsf/L ljleGg lj1sf] ;Nnfx tyf cGo ;+3;:yfn] k|sfzg u/]sf ;fdu|Ldf lbOPsf] hfgsf/Lsf cfwf/df lgdf{0f ul/Psf x'g . o;df
;d'bfon] cfkmgf] k|of;df ug{ ;Sg] hfgsf/L lbOPsf] 5 . t/ ljif]z kl/l:yltdf k'g ;DalGwt lj1sf] ;Nnfx lng' kg]{5 .
;+lIfKtk|fljlws1fg
kfj{tLM
of] @)%! ;fndf pGdf]lrt ePsf] w]/} pTkfbg lbg], cuf}6] hft xf] . of]
g]kfnsf] t/fO{, dWo kxf8 / pRr kxf8df v]tL ug{ l;kmfl/; ul/Psf] 5 . of]
hftn] kftsf] g;f kxF]lng] /f]u -Yellow Vein mosaic Virus_ ;xg ;Sb5 .
o;sf] kmn dWod xl/of] x'G5 . aLp /f]k]sf] %)–^) lbgdf klxnf kmn l6Kg
;lsG5 .
csf{ cgfldsfM
of] @)^& ;fndf pGdf]lrt ul/Psf] v'nf ;]+lrt hft xf] . g]kfnsf t/fO{, dWo
kxf8 / pRr kxf8df v]tL ug{ l;kmfl/; ul/Psf] 5 .
afnL nufpg] ;doM
pRr kxf8df /fdtf]l/ofsf] aLp j}zfv–h]7df /f]k]/ c;f/– ;fpgdf afnL
lnOG5 dWo kxf8df kmfu'g b]lv c;f/;Dd aLp /f]Kg] / h]7 b]lv c;f]h;Dd
afnL lng ;lsG5 . t/fO{df df3 b]lv c;f/;Dd aLp /f]k]/ j}zfv b]lv
c;f]h;Dd slnnf kmn l6Kg ;lsG5 .
hldgsf] tof/LM
ulx/f] u/L #–$ k6s hf]t]/ df6f] tof/ ul/G5 . t];|f] hf]tfO ubf{ uf]a/ dn
/flvG5 / clGtd hf]tfO ubf{ /f;folgs dn /flvG5 .
dnvfbM
Ps /f]kgL hldgsf] nflu !))) s]=hL= uf]a/ dn, * s]=hL= o'l/of, ^ s]=hL=
8L=P=kL= / # s]=hL= kf]6f; rflxG5 . aLp /f]Kg'eGbf @–# xKtf klxnf uf]a/ dn
/flvG5 . 8L=P=kL= / kf]6f;sf] k"/} dfqf / o'l/ofsf] cfwf dfqf clGtd hf]tfO
ubf{ /flvG5 . afFsL dlxgf kl5 / csf]{ !=@% s]=hL= aLp /f]k]sf] @ dlxgfkl5
uf]8g], yk dn lbg] / l;+rfO lbg] ul/G5 .
aLp b/M
aLpsf] dfqf aLp /f]Kg] df};ddf e/ kb{5 . Ps /f]kgL hldgsf nflu lxpFb]
afnL lng ! lsnf]u|fd aLp /f]kgL rflxG5 . jiff{df %)) u|fd aLp k|lt /f]kgL
eP k'U5 .
aLp /f]Kg] tl/sfM
lxpFb] afnLsf nflu 8ofª gagfO{sg xf/–xf/sf] aLrdf %) ;]=ld= / af]6sf]
lardf #) ;]=ld= km/sdf b'O{–b'O{ bfgf aLp @–# ;]=ld= ulx/fOdf /f]lkG5 . jif]{
afnLsf nflu !@) ;]=ld= rf}8fOsf 8ofª agfpg] b'O{ 8ofªsf] aLrdf #)
;]=ld= vfnL /fVg] h;df !% ;]=ld= ulx/f] s'n];f] kb{5 . Ps 8ofªdf b'O{ xf/df
aLp /f]lkG5 . xf/ – xf/sf] aLrdf ^) ;]=ld= af]6–af]6sf] #) ;]=ld= km/sdf
@÷@ bfgf aLp /f]Kbf /fd|f] x'G5 . aLpnfO{ @$ 306f kfgLdf lehfP/ kl5 kfgL
cf]afPkl5 /f]Kg'kb{5 .

3. gf]6 M k|sfzssf] cg'dlt ljgf o; k|sfzgsf] laqmL ljt/0f jf s'g} klg Jofkfl/s k|of]hgsf nflu k|of]u ug{ kfOg] 5}g .
o; ;fdu|Ldf lbOPsf] hfgsf/L ljleGg lj1sf] ;Nnfx tyf cGo ;+3;:yfn] k|sfzg u/]sf ;fdu|Ldf lbOPsf] hfgsf/Lsf cfwf/df lgdf{0f ul/Psf x'g . o;df
;d'bfon] cfkmgf] k|of;df ug{ ;Sg] hfgsf/L lbOPsf] 5 . t/ ljif]z kl/l:yltdf k'g ;DalGwt lj1sf] ;Nnfx lng' kg]{5 .
;+lIfKtk|fljlws1fg
uf]8d]nM
z'?df aLp l9nf] pd|g] ePsf]n] aLp /f]k]sf] %–@) lbgdf klxnf] uf]8fO ug{'kb{5
. bf];|f] uf]8fO klxnf] yk dn lbFbf Ps dlxgfkl5 ul/G5 . t];|f] uf]8fO bf];|f] yk
dn lbg] a]nfdf ul/G5 . af]6 al9;s]kl5 emf/kftn] b'Mv lbg ;Sb}gg . uf]8fO
ubf{ xNsf ps]/f lbg'kb{5 .
l;+rfO / lgsf;M
df6f]df lr:ofgsf] dfqf x]/]/ sd ePdf aLp /f]Kg'eGbf klxnf l;+rfO ug{'kb{5 .
;'Vvf udL{ df};ddf x/]s $–& lbgdf l;+rfO ug{'kb{5 . jiff{ofddf kfgLsf]
lgsf;sf] /fd|f] Joj:yf ug{'kb{5 . nfdf] ;do jiff{ gePdf l;+rfO klg ug{'kb{5
.
5fkf]M
;'Vvf udL{ df};ddf sf7sf] w"nf], k/fn, ?vsf ;'s]sf kft jf sfnf]
kf]lnOyfOlngsf] 5fkf] pTkfbg a9b5 .
afnL lng]M
aLp /f]k]sf] %)–^) lbgdf afnL l6Kg] a]nf x'G5 . /fdtf]l/ofsf sf];fsf] nDafO
% b]lv @) ;]=ld=;Dd x'G5 . sf];f &–!) ;]=ld= nfdf / slnnf pRr
u'0f:t/sf x'G5g . l6Kg l9nf] u/]df u'0f:t/ 36b} hfG5 . k|To]s @–# lbg
la/fP/ sf];f l6Kg'kb{5 . k"mn nfu]sf] %–& lbgdf sf];fsf] pko'Qm l6Kg] ;do
x'G5 . 6f9fsf] ahf/sf] nflu ;fFemkv afnL l6Kg'kb{5 .
pTkfbgM
Ps /f]kgLaf6 ;/b/ %))–!))) s]=hL= slnnf sf];f pTkfbg x'G5g .
afnL l6k]kl5sf sd{x¿M
nDafOsf cfwf/df sf];fsf] juL{s/0f ul/G5 . ^–* ;]=ld= nfdf sf];f 6f9fsf]
ahf/sf] nflu 5gf]6 ul/G5 . of] eGbf nfdf sf];fx¿ :yfgLo ahf/df nluG5 .
;a} cfsif{0f gePsf kmnx¿ x6fOG5 . sf];f l6k]kl5 7G8f 7fpFdf /fVg'kb{5 .
6f9fsf] ahf/sf] nflu sfuhsf sf6'{gdf /fv]/ 9'jfgL ug'{k5{ . tfkqmd &–!)
l8=;]= / ()–(%Ü ;fk]lIft cfb|{tfsf] cj:yfdf &–!) lbg /fVg ;lsG5 .
-;|f]tM t/sf/L v]tL k|ljlw — s[lif tyf ;xsf/L dGqfno, r}t ÷@)^*_