Leaf blight on okra caused by Choanephora cucurbitarum in China

Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench) is an economically important vegetable crop that is widely cultivated in the tropics for its nutritional properties. There are concerns, though, that in China, commercial okra production is at risk from an emerging leaf blight disease, that has been recently observed in Fujian Province. Fungi were isolated from diseased okra leaves collected in 2016 and 89 fungal isolates were tentatively identified as...