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Damping-off and stem rot of cowpea in Benin caused by Sclerotium Rolfsii
Thesis (DPhil (Microbiology and Plant Pathology))--University of Pretoria, 2006.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/23192 Damping-off and stem rot of cowpea in Benin caused by Sclerotium Rolfsii Tamo, M. Aveling, Terry A.S. upetd@up.ac.za Adandonon, Appolinaire Cowpea Damping-off and stem rot Trichoderma sclerotium rolfsii Screening Polyphenols Moringa oleifera Its rdna Integrated control Genetic diversity Biocontrol UCTD Thesis (DPhil (Microbiology and Plant Pathology))--University of Pretoria, 2006. The damping-off and stem rot disease syndrome is harmful to many cultivated crops. Damping-off and stem rot caused by Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc. on cowpea results in yield losses with serious socio-economic implications. The objectives of the present study were to investigate the occurrence of the diseases in Benin, study etiology and factors influencing the diseases, and develop strategies for the control of the diseases in the field. Results showed that the diseases are distributed countrywide. Sclerotium rolfsii was the main causal agent but minor pathogens, namely Pythium sp., Rhizoctonia solani Kühn and Phoma pomorum Thüm were also recorded. In the Ouémé valley, the diseases were favoured by soil moisture and S. rolfsii initial inoculum that were higher closer to the river. Sclerotium rolfsii isolates collected in the valley showed genetic diversity in terms of pathogenicity, mycelial compatibility groups and ITS rDNA sequences. A paper-based screening method was found to be a rapid laboratory method for screening for resistance in cowpea cultivars. Furtheremore, Moringa oleifera L. leaf extracts, Trichoderma Kd 63 and Trichoderma IITA 508 significantly reduced the disease incidence. The best disease control was recorded in the field when M. oleifera seed treatment was integrated with a soil sprinkle of Trichoderma. The present work provides information on damping-off and stem rot of cowpea in Benin and control strategies for ecologically sustainable cowpea production. Microbiology and Plant Pathology unrestricted 2013-09-06T14:44:13Z 2005-01-14 2013-09-06T14:44:13Z 2005-06-13 2006-01-14 2005-01-14 Thesis Adandonon, A 2005, Damping-off and stem rot of cowpea in Benin caused by Sclerotium Rolfsii, DPhil thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-01142005-090329 / > http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23192 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-01142005-090329/ © 2005, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Cowpea Damping-off and stem rot Trichoderma sclerotium rolfsii Screening Polyphenols Moringa oleifera Its rdna Integrated control Genetic diversity Biocontrol UCTD Damping-off and stem rot of cowpea in Benin caused by Sclerotium Rolfsii |
| title | Damping-off and stem rot of cowpea in Benin caused by Sclerotium Rolfsii |
| title_full | Damping-off and stem rot of cowpea in Benin caused by Sclerotium Rolfsii |
| title_fullStr | Damping-off and stem rot of cowpea in Benin caused by Sclerotium Rolfsii |
| title_full_unstemmed | Damping-off and stem rot of cowpea in Benin caused by Sclerotium Rolfsii |
| title_short | Damping-off and stem rot of cowpea in Benin caused by Sclerotium Rolfsii |
| title_sort | damping off and stem rot of cowpea in benin caused by sclerotium rolfsii |
| topic | Cowpea Damping-off and stem rot Trichoderma sclerotium rolfsii Screening Polyphenols Moringa oleifera Its rdna Integrated control Genetic diversity Biocontrol UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23192 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-01142005-090329/ |