Isolation, identification and pathogenicity of fungi associated with cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. (Walp) in Asaba, Delta State

Isolation, identification and pathogenicity of fungi associated with cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. (Walp) in Asaba, Delta State

2013

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The Ife Brown was used as it is a locally improved variety of cowpea that is highly susceptible to attack by microorganisms mostly fungi. A total of fourteen (14) fungi were identified and they include Most frequently encountered fungi were Sclerotium rolfsii, Fusarium oxysporium and Collectrichum lindemuthianum. Pathogenicity of the fungal isolates were shown. The Fusarium oxysporum and Sclerotium rolfsii had disease severity of 20%, Colletotrichum lindemuthianum had 15% while Cercospora cruenta, Phythium aphanidematum, Aspergillus niger and Rhizoctonia solani had 10%, respectively.

16(1):1415-1417, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

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