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Occurrence and pathogenicity of fungal genera on Jatropha curcas L. in Southwestern Nigeria

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Information on the occurrence and pathogenicity of the fungal mycoflora on Jatropha curcas in Nigeria is scarce, and the present study focused on this issue in Southwestern Nigeria. A survey and randomized fungal sample collection were conducted in six Southwestern states (Ekiti, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Osun and Oyo) of Nigeria within different Jatropha curcas fields. Observed disease symptoms were recorded and diseased samples were collected for fungal isolation and identification. Pathogenicity tests of the isolated organisms were carried out on 4-week-old J. curcas seedlings using a foliar spray inoculation technique. Data on percentage occurrence of fungal isolates per state were collected and analysed using analysis of variance and mean separation techniques in SAS. Eleven fungal genera were observed to be associated with Jatropha curcas in Southwestern Nigeria. The occurrence of these organisms differed significantly (p ≤ 0.05) per state. Five genera (Curvularia, Colletotrichum, Fusarium, Lasiodiplodia, and Oidium) were confirmed as pathogenic on J. curcas. There were significant differences in fungal occurrence across the states for all the fungal genera except for Colletotrichum spp. It was evident that among the six states, Ekiti, Ondo and Oyo had the highest recorded occurrences of all the fungi isolated from J. curcas with the exception of Corynespora, suggesting that the crop is more susceptible to fungal infections in those three states.

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Authors would like to thank the Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN) and the University of Ibadan, Nigeria for all the facilities provided during this work.

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  1. Department of Forest Conservation and Protection, Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria, Ibadan, Nigeria

    Joy Oluchi Nwogwugwu, Olugbenga Ayoola Osunlaja & Elisabeth Nehiweze Ekpo

  2. Department of Crop Science and Horticulture, Federal University, Ikole-Ekiti Campus, Oye-Ekiti, Ikole, Nigeria

    Daniel Babasola Adewale

  3. Group of Molecular Physiology, Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Palacky University in Olomouc & Institute of Experimental Botany ASCR, Šlechtitelů 27, Olomouc-Holice, 783 71, Czech Republic

    Agossa Anicet Batcho

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Nwogwugwu, J.O., Adewale, D.B., Batcho, A.A. et al. Occurrence and pathogenicity of fungal genera on Jatropha curcas L. in Southwestern Nigeria. J Plant Pathol 104, 295–303 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42161-021-01014-w

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