Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology (2017) 39, 72-76

Ananya Prova, Abdul Mannan Akanda, Shaikhul Islam and Md. Motaher Hossain (2017)
First report of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum causing pod rot disease on okra in Bangladesh
Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology 39 (1), 72-76
Abstract: Pods of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L Moench) 'BARI Dherosh-1' cultivated in a farmer's field in Gazipur District, Bangladesh, were found rotted in December 2014. A fungus having fluffy mycelium and large sclerotia was isolated from affected pods. Combined results of morphological, molecular and pathological analyses identified the fungus as Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib) de Bary. Inoculating the fungus on healthy okra pods reproduced the symptoms previously observed in the field. This is the first report of S. sclerotiorum causing disease of okra in Bangladesh.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Sclerotinia sclerotiorum	Okra and relatives (Abelmoschus)	Bangladesh