Phytochemicals are biologically active naturally occurring chemicals produced by plants to help them thrive or thwart competitors or pathogenic organisms. The phytochemical experiment revealed varying degrees of flavonoid, alkaloid, saponin, tanin and phenol as naturally occurrin...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2019/v26i330136
Colletotrichum destructivum during pathogenesis reduced the nutrient values of cowpea leaf and stem. The protein, fat, carbohydrate, fibre contents of the leaf decreased from 34.91%, 5.42%, 43.61% and 19.46% in the uninfected leaf samples to 20.40%, 2.15%, 37.03% and 15.53% in th...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2019/v33i230138
Fungitoxic potentials of Piper guineense, Ocimum graticimum, Casia alata, and Tagetes erecta extracts in the management of postharvest fungal deterioration of cassava root were investigated. Pathogenicity tests revealed Aspergillus niger, and Trichodderma viride as causal organis...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2019/v27i130090
Histological studies were carried out to investigate the impact of some pathogenic organisms on infected cassava root after different periods of incubation. Cassava roots inoculated with Aspergillus niger, Rhizopus stolonifer, Aspergillus flavus, and Trichoderma viride showed pro...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2019/v31i130039
Colletotrichum destructivum was isolated from infected seeds and pods of cowpea (Var. IAR-48) with typical symptoms of anthracnose disease. The fungus during the pathogenesis, reduced the protein, fat, ash, crude fibre, carbohydrate, calcium and phosphorus, and increased the amou...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2019/v31i130034
Investigations were carried out on the use of the water and ethanolic extracts of Piper guineense, Ocimum graticimum, Casia alata, and Tagetes erecta in the management of postharvest deterioration of cassava root caused by Aspergillus flavus and Rhizopus stolonifer. Water and eth...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2019/v31i130036