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Stress Alleviation Property of Two Fungi Isolates Applied as Soil Inoculants in the Growth of Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench. in Arsenic ion (As3+) Treated Soils

This study was conducted to evaluate the ameliorative effect of selected fungi (Aspergillus sp, and Penicillium chrysogenum) on arsenic-treated (As3+) soils used for the cultivation of Abelmoschus esculentus. Stress alleviation property of the fungi spp was done in soils contaminated with different concentrations of As3+ solution, and inoculation of fungi was done two weeks after planting.
AuthorName(s)
Emuejevoke Dennis Vwioko*
Success Obas Eguma

Fungi associated with oil loss in shelledcotton (Gossypium hirsutum) L. seeds stored at ambient temperature

A survey of the fungal flora of shelled cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) seeds stored at ambient temperature and how it affects the oil content was carried out using cotton seeds obtained from some local markets in Benin City, Nigeria. Three fungi (Rhizopus spp.; Aspergillus tarmarii and Candida spp.) were isolated from the seeds. Oil loss increased with storage. Rhizopus-inoculated seeds and uninoculated ones were almost equally affected. Oil loss in seeds inoculated concurrently with the three fungi did not differ significantly from the control.

AuthorName(s)
F. I. Okungbowa
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