Research Article
Seed-Borne Fungi Associated with Diverse Rice Varieties Cultivated in the Western North Region of Ghana
Table 9
Percentage of seed-borne fungi associated with various discolouration types in the rice seed samples collected from the three selected districts.
| Type of discolouration | Pathogens associated | Bipolaris oryzae | Curvularia spp. | Fusarium spp. | Alternaria spp. | Macrophomina spp. | Botryodiplodia spp. | Aspergillus spp. |
| Dark brown/brown | Agra | 39 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 18 | Agyamoah | 48 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | Kotoko | 12 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | Mercy | 29 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 11 | Lapete | 31 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | Bossom Mmienu | 5 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3 |
| Yellow/pale yellow | Agra | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Agyamoah | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kotoko | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mercy | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Lapete | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bossom Mmienu | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dark spot | Agra | 19 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | Agyamoah | 21 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | Kotoko | 8 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | Mercy | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | Lapete | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | Bossom Mmienu | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Greyish white | Agra | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Agyamoah | 0 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kotoko | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Mercy | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Lapete | 0 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bossom Mmienu | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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