Research Article

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

Table 8

Comparison of the fungal infection of samples of the variety AGRA collected from different sources (MoFA, farmer-saved seeds (FSS) and NRGP) in the three selected district.

Agra Wiawso MoFAAgra Wiawso FSSAgra Wiawso NRGPAgra Juaboso MOFAAgra Juaboso FSSAgra Bodi FSSAgra Bodi MOFA

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.