In vitro screening of selected plant extracts for fungicidal properties against dry rot fungal of yam tubers (Dioscorea rotundata) in Kogi State, Nigeria

Research Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 3, Issue SPEC. ISS., 2008, Pages 309-311

  Taiga, A ^a   Olufolaji, D B ^a  

^a KOGI STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

D. rotundata tuber in vitro; Fungal dry rot; Plant extracts

Indexed keywords

ALOE VERA; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; CARICA PAPAYA; DIOSCOREA ALATA; DIOSCOREA ROTUNDATA; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PSIDIUM; PSIDIUM GUAJAVA; RHIZOPUS; RHIZOPUS STOLONIFER; TRIDAX; TUBER (TRUFFLE);

EID: 61549105356     PISSN: 09736263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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