“…The Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit, Southern Regional Plant Introduction Station, University of Georgia, USDA-ARS (2971 accessions); is the biggest sector for public collections of Abelmoschus germplasm; WorldVeg currently has 1873 okra accessions, while the Agricultural Plant Genetic Resources Conservation and Research Centre in Sudan follows (Scha eitner et al 2021). Several studies have been conductive with accessions from WorldVeg for resistance to pests of okra such as Aphis gossypii, a notorious okra pests (Abang et al 2014a(Abang et al , 2016(Abang et al , 2018(Abang et al , 2020. WorldVeg gene bank also offers a broader pool of okra required for a robust screening for desirable horticultural traits, yield and resistance to pests and diseases.…”