First report of Aspergillus allahabadii Mehrotra and Agnihotri in vegetable fields in Northern Benin (West-Africa)

Aspergillus allahabadii, previously reported only from soils in India and El Salvador, was isolated from root-knot nematode egg masses (Meloidogyne spp.) in vegetable fields in Benin. Three populations were recovered from separate fields in the Guinea savannah region from tomato and/or cabbage. The...

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Autores principales: Affokpon, A., Coyne, Danny L., Tossou, C., Coosemans, J.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/93020
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author Affokpon, A.
Coyne, Danny L.
Tossou, C.
Coosemans, J.
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Coosemans, J.
Coyne, Danny L.
Tossou, C.
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Coosemans, J.
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description Aspergillus allahabadii, previously reported only from soils in India and El Salvador, was isolated from root-knot nematode egg masses (Meloidogyne spp.) in vegetable fields in Benin. Three populations were recovered from separate fields in the Guinea savannah region from tomato and/or cabbage. The populations were morphologically identified to genus level under the microscope and to species level from molecular sequences based on ITS 1 and ITS 2 regions using purified fungi. All populations were able to produce spores on potato dextrose agar following incubation at 25 °C as well as room temperature (24 ± 2 °C), producing as many as 7.9 x 108 and 3.0 x 108 spores per plate after 10 days, respectively. Pre-planting inoculation of the populations onto tomato (cv. Tounvi) seedlings in 1-L pots increased tomato shoot and root fresh weights by up to 13 and 24 %, respectively, compared to untreated controls after five weeks. The three populations all successfully established and remained in the rhizosphere of tomato plants until termination of the experiment at seven weeks after inoculation. Given that the populations were all isolated from nematode egg masses, the current study can be considered as the starting point for further research on their possible use for biological control.
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spelling CGSpace930202023-06-12T17:17:22Z First report of Aspergillus allahabadii Mehrotra and Agnihotri in vegetable fields in Northern Benin (West-Africa) Affokpon, A. Coyne, Danny L. Tossou, C. Coosemans, J. fungi biological control nematodes root knot champignons bénéfiques lutte biologique meloidogyne Aspergillus allahabadii, previously reported only from soils in India and El Salvador, was isolated from root-knot nematode egg masses (Meloidogyne spp.) in vegetable fields in Benin. Three populations were recovered from separate fields in the Guinea savannah region from tomato and/or cabbage. The populations were morphologically identified to genus level under the microscope and to species level from molecular sequences based on ITS 1 and ITS 2 regions using purified fungi. All populations were able to produce spores on potato dextrose agar following incubation at 25 °C as well as room temperature (24 ± 2 °C), producing as many as 7.9 x 108 and 3.0 x 108 spores per plate after 10 days, respectively. Pre-planting inoculation of the populations onto tomato (cv. Tounvi) seedlings in 1-L pots increased tomato shoot and root fresh weights by up to 13 and 24 %, respectively, compared to untreated controls after five weeks. The three populations all successfully established and remained in the rhizosphere of tomato plants until termination of the experiment at seven weeks after inoculation. Given that the populations were all isolated from nematode egg masses, the current study can be considered as the starting point for further research on their possible use for biological control. 2010-06 2018-06-04T13:29:29Z 2018-06-04T13:29:29Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/93020 en Limited Access Affokpon, A., Coyne, D.L., Tossou, C. & Coosemans, J. (2010). First report of Aspergillus allahabadii Mehrotra and Agnihotri in vegetable fields in Northern Benin (West-Africa). Bulletin de la Recherche Agronomique du Benin, 67(20), 18-23.
spellingShingle fungi
biological control
nematodes
root knot
champignons bénéfiques
lutte biologique
meloidogyne
Affokpon, A.
Coyne, Danny L.
Tossou, C.
Coosemans, J.
First report of Aspergillus allahabadii Mehrotra and Agnihotri in vegetable fields in Northern Benin (West-Africa)
title First report of Aspergillus allahabadii Mehrotra and Agnihotri in vegetable fields in Northern Benin (West-Africa)
title_full First report of Aspergillus allahabadii Mehrotra and Agnihotri in vegetable fields in Northern Benin (West-Africa)
title_fullStr First report of Aspergillus allahabadii Mehrotra and Agnihotri in vegetable fields in Northern Benin (West-Africa)
title_full_unstemmed First report of Aspergillus allahabadii Mehrotra and Agnihotri in vegetable fields in Northern Benin (West-Africa)
title_short First report of Aspergillus allahabadii Mehrotra and Agnihotri in vegetable fields in Northern Benin (West-Africa)
title_sort first report of aspergillus allahabadii mehrotra and agnihotri in vegetable fields in northern benin west africa
topic fungi
biological control
nematodes
root knot
champignons bénéfiques
lutte biologique
meloidogyne
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/93020
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