Microorganisms associated with rot of minisetts of white yam (Dioscorea rotundata Poir)

dc.contributor.author	Asare-Bediako, E.
dc.contributor.author	Showemimo, F.A.
dc.contributor.author	Opoku-Asiama, Y.
dc.date.accessioned	2021-03-15T09:20:06Z
dc.date.available	2021-03-15T09:20:06Z
dc.date.issued	2007
dc.identifier.issn	23105496
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/4881
dc.description	7p:, ill.	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Two cultivars of white yam (Pona and Dente) minisetts were used in a study to identibr microorganisms causing rot in white yam. Laboratory analysis showed presence of Aspergillusflavus, A. niger, A. ochraceus, Aspergillus sp., A. tamari, C/adosporium sp. Corynebacterium sp. Fusarium sp. Penicillium sp. Rhizopus stolonifer and Trichoderma sp. Pona minisetts were more heavily infected and so suffered more severe rot than Dente minisetts. Among the pathogenic isolates, Sclerotium. rolfsii caused the most severe rot in both Pona and Dente, followed by A. niger and Fusarium sp. while the least were R. stolontfer, Trichoderma sp. and Corynebacterium sp. Use of disinfectants were suggested as pre-planting treatment to control the pathogens	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	University of Cape Coast	en_US
dc.subject	Control	en_US
dc.subject	Cultivars	en_US
dc.subject	Growth rate	en_US
dc.subject	Isolation	en_US
dc.subject	Pathogenicity	en_US
dc.subject	Severity	en_US
dc.subject	Yam rot	en_US
dc.title	Microorganisms associated with rot of minisetts of white yam (Dioscorea rotundata Poir)	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US