Seed-Borne Fungi Associated with Diverse Rice Varieties Cultivated in the Western North Region of Ghana

Table 6

Frequency of fungi on rice seeds samples collected from the three selected districts.

Fungi identified	Bodi	Juaboso	Wiawso
Aspergillus Niger	++	++	++
Aspergillus flavus	+	++	++
Fusarium spp.	++	+	++
Trichoderma spp.	+	+	−
Macrophomina phaseolina	++	+	+
Rhizopus spp.	++	+	++
Bipolaris oryzae	−	+	+
Botryodiplodia spp	−	+	−
Curvularia spp	−	++	++
Pyricularia spp	+	+	++
Penicillium spp	+	+	+
Collectotricum spp	−	+	−
Mucor spp	−	+	+

− = not present, + = incidence below 10%, ++ = incidence between 11–30%, +++ = incidence above 30%. NB: + = low prevalence, ++ = moderate prevalence, +++ = high prevalence.