Gujarat Anand Okra 8 (Anand Komal)
Year of Release	2021
Area and Condition for which release	Kharif and Summer seasons under irrigated condition of middle Gujarat
Special Features:	Fruits of this variety are dark green colour, tender, smooth, medium long having narrow acute shape of apex. It has strong serration of leaf blade margin and deep depth of lobbing. Tall plant stature with more number of nodes and short internodes.
Name of centre	MVRS, Anand
Average yield	Kharif:- 129.45 q/ha , Summer:- 113.89 q/ha
Characterstics	This variety registered 21.49, 44.82 and 42.05 per cent higher fruit yield in middle Gujarat over the checks GAO 5, GO 6 and Pusa Sawani, respectively. The variety contains higher phenol (0.13%), total soluble sugars (2.50%) and total chlorophyll (0.55 mg/g) as compared to the checks GAO 5, GO 6 and Pusa Sawani. These varieties has less prevalence of yellow vein mosaic disease and enation leaf curl disease and lower jassid population as well as shoot damage as compared to the checks GAO 5, GO 6 and Pusa Sawani.