• Journal of Bio-Environment Control
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.267-270
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• 2012

This study was conducted to investigate of germination, okra yield and plant growth according to sowing time in the field cultivation. The percentages of germination in okra seed according to sowing time were 4.4.% (15 April), 66.7% (30 April), 88.9% (15 May), and 100% (30 May). The highest germination rate (100%) was observed on 30 May sowing whereas the lowest germination rate (4.4%) was observed on 15 April sowing. Treatment on 30 April showed the best result compared with other treatments in the growth and development. The plant growth was 476cm in 30 April, 317cm in 15 May, and 271cm in 30 May treatment. The fruit yield significantly was affected by sowing time. In case of sowing time, 15 May sowing produced the highest yield (836 kg/10a) and 30 May sowing produced the lowest yield (507 kg/10a). Therefore, 15 May sowing is best for better growth and yield of okra.

• Journal of Bio-Environment Control
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.40-44
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• 2011

This study was conducted to develop method of producing okra in the plastic house and the 11 cultivar of okra were planted in plastic house for selecting proper cultivar in Korea. As result of observing growth, commercial cultivar germinated better than wild collected. The germination rate in 'No 1', 'No 4' and 'No 5' were better than in 'No 2' and 'No 3'. The plant height of 'No. 4', which is one of wild collected, showed biggest plant height moreover 'Greensode'. The numbers of node, which could indicate to set fruit, showed 4.2~6.5 per plant in most cultivar and 'No 2' and 'No 5' could yield more than others. 'Greensode' was planted in plastic house for finding out suitable planting method. The seeds were soaked could germinate 100% and those were taken 8 days for germinating but control seeds needed 15 days to germinate. The yield of 'Greensode' which was planted in $45{\times}75cm$ with planted 3 and 4 per hill could best produce in plastic house.

• The Korean Journal of Soil Zoology
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• v.8 no.1_2
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• pp.23-26
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• 2003

A neem based product, Suneem-G (granules) alone as well as in combination with urea was tested against root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita, on okra (Abelmoschus esculentum) in clay pots of 20-cm-diameter, containing 2 kg sterilized soil, inoculated with 2,000 freshly hatched second stage juveniles (J$_2$) of M. incognita. Application of different dosages of Suneem-G with or without urea significantly reduced nematode population and incidence of galling on okra roots and increased vegetative plant growth compared with the untreated control. Suneem-G with urea was the most effective and its effect increased with the increase of dosage. Suneem-G 6 g＋urea 25 g per pot gave maximum plant growth and root gall reduction, as plants shoot and root lengths were increased by 84 and 58% and root galling was reduced by 58%, respectively. The lowest dosage of Suneem-G alone, 2 g per pot increased shoot and root lengths of plants by 25.7 and 17%, respectively, and reduced root galling by 24%. The lowest effect was recorded in the pots treated with 25 g urea alone; shoot and root lengths were increased and root galling was decreased by 14% each.

• Research in Plant Disease
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• v.24 no.4
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• pp.302-307
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• 2018

From 2014 to 2016, approximately 5% of okra fruit were observed displaying gray mold symptoms at the research field of Jeollabuk-do Agricultural Research and Extension Services, Korea. The symptoms observed were water-soaked, brown or gray spots, and abundant mycelial with conidia appearing on the infected fruit. Initial infection commenced from the base of fruit and gradually moved to the pod, where it finally resulted in collapse. Colonies on potato dextrose agar were gray to grayish brown, felted and cottony expanding 65-80 mm after one week. The fungus formed several black sclerotia ranging $1.0-3.5{\times}0.5-3.0mm$ on the Petri dish after two weeks. The conidia were one-celled, ellipsoidal or ovoid, colorless or pale brown, and $6.2-15.4{\times}5.0-10.4{\mu}m$. Conidiophores arose solitary or in groups, straight or flexuous, septate, with an inflated basal cell brown to light brown, and measured $85-450{\times}10.0-40.0{\mu}m$. On the basis of the morphological characteristics and phylogenetic analyses of internal transcribed spacer rDNA, the fungus was identified as Botrytis cinerea Pers. Pathogenicity of a representative isolate was proved by artificial inoculation, fulfilling Koch's postulates. To our knowledge, this is the first report on the occurrence of B. cinerea on okra in Korea.

• KOREAN JOURNAL OF CROP SCIENCE
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• v.35 no.3
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• pp.179-183
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• 1990

In order to find out the effects of nitrogen fertilizer, planting density and seeding date of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L) MOENCH), three nitrogen fertilizer level (4, 8 and 10kg N/10a), three planting densities (45${\times}$30cm, 60${\times}$30cm and 90${\times}$30cm) and five seeding date (April 15, May 1, May 15, June 1 and June 15) were treated. Treatment of 8kg N/10a among nitrogen fertilizer level and 45${\times}$30cm among planting densities showed higher green and yield than the other treatments. The plot of 45${\times}$30cm with 8kg N/10a showed the highest yield. Among planting date, May 1 planting date obtained the highest yield.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• v.34 no.5
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• pp.367-380
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• 2018

Stems and pods of hyacinth bean cultivated in a farmer's field in Gazipur District, Bangladesh, were found rotted in nearly 5% hyacinth bean plants. A fungus having fluffy mycelium and large sclerotia was isolated from affected tissues. Combined results of morphological, molecular and pathological analyses identified the fungus as Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib) de Bary. Inoculating the fungus on healthy hyacinth bean plants and pods reproduced the symptoms previously observed in the field. The three isolates obtained from naturally infected plants were cross inoculated in hyacinth bean, okra and African-American marigold and they were pathogenic to these hosts. The optimum temperature and pH for its growth were $20^{\circ}C$ and pH 5.0, respectively. Sclerotial development was favored at pH 5.0. Sucrose and mannitol were the best carbon sources to support hyphal growth, while glucose was the most favourable for sclerotial development. The hyacinth bean genotypes, HB-82 (Rupban Sheem) and HB-102 were found highly resistant, while HB-94 (Ashina) was moderate resistant to the fungus. Finally, S. sclerotiorum was sensitive to Bavistin, Dithane M-45 and Rovral fungicides and Ca in the form of $CaCl_2$. This observation could possibly aid in eliminating field loss in hyacinth bean caused by an emerging pathogenic fungus S. sclerotiorum.