Research Article
Management of Major Seed-Borne Fungi of Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp) with Four Selected Botanical Extracts
Table 2
Inhibition of fungal growth by the aqueous botanical extracts.
| Treatment | Percentage inhibition of fungal growth (%) | F. verticillioides | Colletotrichum species | A. niger | A. flavus |
| Aframomum | 98.40a | 97.83a | 94.70a | 63.38a | Black pepper | 71.70b | 63.47b | 3.00d | 1.70d | Xylopia | 25.60c | 32.17c | 35.0b | 8.00c | Lemon grass | 17.23c | 10.00d | 21.83c | 14.37b | Control (PDA) | 0.00d | 0.00e | 0.00e | 0.00e | Lsd (5%) | 15.51 | 2.41 | 1.19 | 1.58 | CV (%) | 19.34 | 3.15 | 2.04 | 4.80 |
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Each value is the mean of three replicates. Values with different letters are significantly different at p<0.05.
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