Publication Title An attempt to formulate culture media for the culture of air-borne fungi using local plant flours.
Publication Type journal
Publisher Issues in Biological Sciences and Pharmaceutical Research.
Paper Link doi.org/10.15739
Publication Authors Felix Onome and Angela U. Ejale
Year Published 2018-12-20
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Publication Title The possible use of local products to formulate growth media for in-vitro culture of the plamodium of myxomycetes
Publication Type journal
Publisher Issues in Biological Sciences and Pharmaceutical Research.
Paper Link https://www.njm.com.ng/current-issue-2019.html
Publication Authors Felix Onome and Angela U. Ejale
Year Published 2019-02-23
Abstract
Publication Title Screening of fungal endophytes for their biocontrol potential against Rhyzopus species isolated from diseased cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)
Publication Type journal
Publisher African Journal of Biology and Medical Research.
Paper Link doi.10.52589
Publication Authors Onyemaechi Henry Obiazikwor, Obehi Vera Ofeimu and Felix Onome
Year Published 2021-07-14
Abstract The aim of this study was to screen for the bio-control potential of fungal endophytes isolated from cassava against a test pathogen of cassava. Fungal endophytes and pathogen were isolated and identified from healthy and diseased cassava respectively. The isolated fungal endophytes were screened for their biocontrol potential against a test pathogen using the dual culture and culture filtrate assay. Fusarium sp., Botryosphaeria sp., Colletotrichum sp., yeast isolate 1 and 2 were the isolated fungal endophytes while the pathogen was Rhizopus sp. The effect of endophytes on the mycelia growth of Rhizopus sp. using the dual culture assay indicated that yeast isolate 1 & 2 and Colletotrichum sp. were effective in inhibiting the mycelia growth of the test pathogen while Fusarium sp. and Botryosphaeria sp. were not effective. The co-culture of yeast isolate 2 with the test pathogen gave the lowest mycelia growth (1.66a±0.09) at day 2. The effect of endophytic culture filtrate on the mycelia growth of Rhizopus sp. showed that Fusarium sp. gave the lowest mycelia growth in the three days observed. The findings from this study suggested that the test endophytes have biocontrol potential against Rhizopus sp. The biocontrolabilities of the test endophytes vary using the dual culture and culture filtrate assay.