{"id":677,"date":"2023-11-15T09:48:03","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T09:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/104.238.170.140\/nationalseeds\/?post_type=vegetable-seeds&#038;p=677"},"modified":"2026-09-01T09:07:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T09:07:51","slug":"clemson-spineless","status":"publish","type":"vegetable-seeds","link":"https:\/\/natseeds.co.zw\/nationalseeds\/vegetable-seeds\/clemson-spineless\/","title":{"rendered":"Clemson Spineless"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clemson Spineless Okra is a main season standard Okra with very wide adaptability. Fruit are uniform, attractive green and have a good shelf life. Fruit have a good flavor and is almost spine free improving the ease of picking. Plants are strong and vigorous but easy to harvest. Clemson Spineless Okra is widely adapted. Suited for both fresh and export market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Special varietal requirements:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">High yielding and widely adapted &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Characteristic<\/td><td>Clemson Spineless Okra&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kind<\/td><td>Open pollinated okra (Abelmoschus esculents)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Production System<\/td><td>Open field<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Maturity<\/td><td>Very early (approximately 55\u201365 days from sowing)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fruit Dimensions<\/td><td>Usually harvested between 50\u2013100 x 10\u201320 mm<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fruit Shape<\/td><td>Pentagonal, tapered<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Leaf Size<\/td><td>18\u201320 cm<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Spine<\/td><td>Almost spine free<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Exterior Color<\/td><td>Bright, medium green<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Flavor<\/td><td>Good<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Vigor<\/td><td>High<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Plant<\/td><td>Tall, half spreading, medium leafed and around 1.2 \u2013 1.5 m plant height<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bearing Habit<\/td><td>Upright<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Uniformity<\/td><td>Very good<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Optimal Growth Temperature<\/td><td>22 \u2013 30 \u00b0C<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Average Seed Count<\/td><td>160\u2013185 seeds per g<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Population Guide<\/td><td>16 000\u201320 000 final stands per ha (60 cm in rows by 90 cm between rows)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>End Use<\/td><td>Fresh market, pre-pack, export<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":678,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"vegetable-seed-categories":[70,17],"class_list":["post-677","vegetable-seeds","type-vegetable-seeds","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","seed-categories-okra-opv","seed-categories-opv"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/natseeds.co.zw\/nationalseeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vegetable-seeds\/677","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/natseeds.co.zw\/nationalseeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vegetable-seeds"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/natseeds.co.zw\/nationalseeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/vegetable-seeds"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/natseeds.co.zw\/nationalseeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/678"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/natseeds.co.zw\/nationalseeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=677"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"seed-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/natseeds.co.zw\/nationalseeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vegetable-seed-categories?post=677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}