Between August and December 2014, a survey was undertaken in six of Ghana's major okra-growing districts. Its goal was to figure out how common, how severe, and how common root-knot disease was in okra caused by root-knot worms. For the study, 54 solitary okra fields were chosen from 18 different locations. 25 representative plants were sampled in an N-shaped pattern on an acre okra farm and rated for the incidence and degree of knotting using a 0 to 10 rating scale. Seventy-six percent of the okra fields examined were found to be infected with root-knot nematodes. In the Kintampo North, Atebubu Amantin, Wenchi, Ejura Sekyedumase, Offinso North, and Atwima Nwabiagya Districts, root-knot nematodes infection prevalence was 78, 67, 89, 100, and 56 percent, respectively. Sentiatia in the Offinso North District had the greatest infection rate (95 percent), while Amponsakrom in the Wenchi District had the lowest (22 percent). Galling indices in the Districts varied from 5 to 8. The threat of root-knot nematodes infestation in okra was widespread throughout the research region. To enhance okra output in Ghana and abroad, crop protectionists must devise sustainable management practises and share them among okra farmers.
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Yaw Danso
Nematology Lab, CSIR-Crops Research Institute, P. O. Box 3785, Kumasi, Ghana
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