Abstract
The root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) constitute the main phytosanitary challenge of okra cropping. The management of these phytoparasites is complex, and, whenever available, the use of genetic resistance as a control in encouraged. However, there are no reports of genetic resistance in okra or even within the genus Abelmoschus. Intergeneric grafting has been approached as an altern…