Identification and Characterisation of Seed-Borne Fungal Pathogens Associated with Maize (Zea mays L.)

Table 3

Mean seed infections by Aspergillus species (fungal pathogens) detected on stored maize grain samples.

Storage facility	Aspergillus flavus	Aspergillus parasiticus	Aspergillus niger
Kitchen	0.42^a (2.22)	4.14^b (17.8)	1.36^a,b (2.22)
Cotton bags	0.75^a,b (6.19)	0.71^a (0.00)	3.35^c,d (0.95)
Traditional granary	1.18^b (14.29)	1.24^a (1.2)	4.25^d (17.62)
House sacks	1.13^b (12.46)	1.4^a (3.2)	3.70^c,d (13.22)
Crib	0.43^a,b (2.86)	1.98^a (4.3)	2.30^b,c (5.24)
Container	0.00^a (0.00)	0.71^a (0.00)	0.71^a (6.00)
-value	0.006	0.002	<0.001
LSD	0.561	1.35	0.962
CV (%)	47.3	41.9	20.2
SE	0.252	0.606	0.432

Means followed by different letters in superscript in the column denote significant differences as determined by Tukey’s test.