INCIDENCE AND PATHOGENICITY OF FUNGI ASSOCIATED WITH JUTE (Corchorus olitorius L.) IN LAPAI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, NIGER STATE NIGERIA.

Abstract

Jute (Corchorus olitoritus L.), a Widely consumed vegetable in most parts of Africa readily deteriorates in storage. This study isolated and established the pathogenicity offfungi associated with diseased and healthy C. olitorius leaves in Lapai Local Government Area of Niger State, Nigeria. Aspergillus niger, A. flavus, Mucor pusillus fumigatus were associated with diseased leaves and all four fungi species induced characteristic disease symptoms during pathogenicity test.