Biological control of fruit rot of postharvest orange (Citrus aurantium) by aqueous plant extracts
OKON GODWIN OKON,
ABDELHAK RHOUMA,
UWAIDEMYAKUBU ISMAILA
et al.
Abstract:Post-harvest rot symptoms caused by complex airborne fungi are nowadays the most serious threatening disease affecting orange fruits in Nigeria and presumably in many African countries. Experimental trials were conducted at the Department of Biological Sciences (Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria) from January to December 2022 to ascertain the pathogens associated with postharvest fruit rot of oranges (Citrus aurantium L.). Results of the pathogenic test revealed that Fusarium sp. and Penicillium sp. are pathogenic and … Show more
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