dc.contributor.author | Mulanda, E. S | |
dc.contributor.author | Adero, M. O | |
dc.contributor.author | Amugune, N. O | |
dc.contributor.author | Akunda, E | |
dc.contributor.author | Kinyamario, J. I. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-04-22T07:21:22Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-04-22T07:21:22Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
dc.identifier.citation | ournal of Experimental Biology and Agricultural Sciences 2013 Vol. 1 No. 4 pp. 228-235 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.cabdirect.org/abstracts/20143029574.html | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11295/65894 | |
dc.description.abstract | A laboratory study was carried out at the School of Biological Sciences, Chiromo Campus, University of Nairobi, for identification of seed-borne fungi that emerge during germination of M. volkensii seeds. The study sought to determine the incidence, pathological symptoms and effects of the fungi on post-germination survival of seedlings. Mature seeds collected from wild trees in three agro-climatic zones in semi arid eastern Kenya were scarified by nipping and slitting of the testa and divided into two groups. The treatment group received a single pulse pre-treatment consisting of a 30-minute soak in 1% (m/v) Bavistin, while the control group was soaked in tap water. Aspergillus flavus and Rhizopus stolonifer infections emerged in the control group. A Mann-Whitney U test showed the control group as having significantly higher infections with both fungi (range of p values=0.003 to 0.010) during and after germination than the fungicide-treated group. Post-germination seedling survival was also significantly enhanced by 31.66% in the treated group relative to the control (range of p values=0.004 to 0.010). A single pre-treatment with the systemic fungicide Bavistin may be recommended for reduction of seedling mortality in M. volkensii during and after germination. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en_US |
dc.title | Incidence and control of seedborne fungal infections associated with post-germination mortality in seedlings of Melia volkensii Gurke. | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |