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Pythium seed decay and stem rot of cowpea (Vigna sinensis [Linn.] Savi) in southern Niǵria

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Pythium aphanidermatum (Edson) Fitzpatrick has been associated with seed decay and severe stem rot of cowpea in Nigeria. The symptoms produced on both seedlings and established cowpea plants are described. Fungus-induced losses of 0.94 per cent as seed decay and 11.10 per cent damage to adult cowpea plants have been recorded.

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  1. Federal Department of Agricultural Research Moor Plantation, Ibaden, Nigeria

    P. E. Onuorah

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Onuorah, P.E. Pythium seed decay and stem rot of cowpea (Vigna sinensis [Linn.] Savi) in southern Niǵria. Plant Soil 39, 187–191 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00018056

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