Rice blast disease, caused by a seed-borne fungus Pyricularia grisea, is an important and
serious disease of rice (Oryza sativa L.) worldwide. The disease has been reported to cause …

Yam (Dioscorea sp.) is a popular tuber in Cameroon, where it is grown for both food and
income. One of the most challenging aspects of the long-term storage of yam tubers is post …

Studies on the antimicrobial potency was carried out on five crude plant extracts (Piper
nigrum, Zingiber officinale, Azadirachta indica, Carica papya and Nicofiana tabacum) and a …

Dioscorea rotundata Poir is a primary source of carbohydrate in most African homes, where
it is consumed in various forms. This research focuses on the identification of the prevalent …

The use of botanicals to control phytopathogens of crops is an alternative to the use of
synthetic fungicides. The objective of this study was to evaluate the in vitro growth inhibitory …

Ghini and Ogoja white yam tubers after four months included Botryodiplodia theobromae,
Aspergillus flavus, A. niger, Fusarium moniliforme, F. oxysporum, Penicillium purpurogenum …

Diseases are the major challenges facing postharvest deterioration of yam tubers by
pathogens in storage. The present study was carried out at Advanced Plant Pathology …

Alternaria spp. are among the major fungal contaminants of wheat grain under postharvest
and storage conditions, where A. arborescens was recently detected as a new member of …

Fungal phytopathogens cause considerable crop yield reduction if not managed well. Use of
synthetic chemicals is a conventional method of managing plant pathogens. However, the …

For more than a billion people in the developing world, tropical tuber crops like casava,
sweet potato, yams (greater, lesser and white) and aroids (elephant foot yam, taro and …