Chapter 10. Minor Vegetable Crop Production
Celery, Okra, and Parsley Botany and Planting
Celery—Apium graveolens, Apiaceae (Umbelliferae)
Okra—Abelmoschus esculentus, Malvaceae
Parsley—Petroselinum crispum, Apiaceae (Umbelliferae)
Table 1. Planting information for celery, okra, and parsley.
Cultivars
Table 2. Common cultivars of celery, okra, and parsley.
The following tables list registered pesticides that should be integrated with other pest management methods. Additional information on integrated management methods can be requested from UF/IFAS Extension horticulture or agriculture agents. A list of local UF/IFAS Extension offices is available at https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/find-your-local-office/.
Table 3. Herbicides approved for managing weeds in celery. Contact: Ramdas Kanissery, UF/IFAS Southwest Florida Research and Education Center.
Table 4. Herbicides approved for managing weeds in okra. Contact: Ramdas Kanissery, UF/IFAS Southwest Florida Research and Education Center.
Table 5. Herbicides approved for managing weeds in parsley. Contact: Ramdas Kanissery, UF/IFAS Southwest Florida Research and Education Center.
Table 6. Insecticides approved for management of arthropod pests of celery. Contact: Dakshina Seal, UF/IFAS Southwest Florida Research and Education Center.
Table 7. Insecticides approved for managing insect pests of okra crops. Contact: Shouan Zhang, UF/IFAS Southwest Florida Research and Education Center.
Table 8. Insecticides labeled for management of arthropod pests of parsley. Contact: Ramdas Kanissery, UF/IFAS Southwest Florida Research and Education Center. Contact: Dakshina Seal, UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center.
Table 9. Celery fungicides ordered by disease and then FRAC group according to their mode of action. Contact: Nicholas S. Dufault, UF/IFAS Plant Pathology Department.
Table 10. Okra fungicides ordered by disease and then FRAC group according to their mode of action. Contact: Shouan Zhang, UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center.
Table 11. Parsley fungicides ordered by disease and then FRAC group according to their mode of action. Contact: Nicholas S. Dufault, UF/IFAS Plant Pathology Department.
Table 12. Nonfumigant nematicides for celery crops in Florida. Contact: Johan Desaeger, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center.
Table 13. Nonfumigant nematicides for okra in Florida. Contact: Johan Desaeger, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center.
Table 14. Fumigant nematicides for celery crops in Florida. Contact: Johan Desaeger, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center.
