TY  - BOOK
AU  - Okhuoya J A
AU  - Ige O
TI  - Fungi associated with biodeterioration of rubber seeds
KW  - Biodeterioration
KW  - Fungi
KW  - Rubber seeds
N2  - In a fungal survey of rubber seeds from three selected rubber growing areas of Southern Nigeria, ten fungal species namely: Aspergillus candidus, A. flavus A.fumigatus, A. niger, A.orbraceous, A. tamarii, Drechslera hevea, Rhizopus stolonifer, Fusarium sp and Penicillium spp. were isolated. D. hevea was most consistently encountered in the seeds. Isolates showed monthly variation. Seeds from Itaogbolu had the highest record of viability compared with those from Iyanomo and Akure throughout the sampling period. Viability correlated positively with moisture content. The factors resonsible for the positive correlation are discussed
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