Survey of the incidence and severity of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench) Fruit rot in Awka South lga, Anambra state, Nigeria

Amadi, Jude and Nnamani, C. and Ozokonkwo, Onyinye and Eze, C.S (2014) Survey of the incidence and severity of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench) Fruit rot in Awka South lga, Anambra state, Nigeria. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, 3 (4). pp. 1114-1121. ISSN 2319-7706

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Abstract

A survey of the incidence and severity of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) fruit rot was carried out in four towns in Awka South LGA of Anambra State in the cropping season of 2013 (June - August). The towns are Amawbia, Awka, Nise and Okpuno. Results of the survey show that farmers in the areas cultivated both local and improved cultivars of okra. It was observed that okra fruit rot was quite rampant in the surveyed locations during the period reviewed. Isolation of associated organisms resulted in six fungi namely: Rhizopus stolonifer, Fusarium oxysporum, Rhizoctonia solani, Penicillium oxalicum, Botryodiplodia theobromae and Aspergillus flavus. Pathogenicity test showed that four of the isolates namely: R. stolonifer, F. oxysporum, R. solani and A. flavus reproduced fruit rot in artificially inoculated okra fruits. The other two isolates, P. oxalicum, and B. theobromae did not prove pathogenic under the conditions of this study.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: L Education > L Education (General)
Q Science > Q Science (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences
Depositing User: miss ifeoma agbo
Date Deposited: 29 Apr 2019 08:45
Last Modified: 29 Apr 2019 08:46
URI: http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/1363

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