Elias Nortaa Kunedeb Sowley

Comparative Study on the Incidence of Aspergillus flavus in Farmer’s Field and Stored Maize (Zea mays) Seed in Northern Region of Ghana

Elias Nortaa Kunedeb Sowley, Frederick Kankam & Edmond Tawiah · Asian Plant Research Journal · 2018

Aspergillus flavus is predominant among other fungi species responsible for aflatoxin contamination of crops on the field and in storage. A study was conducted to determine the incidence of Aspergillus flavus in maize seeds from various sources. Sixty (60) maize seed samples were...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/aprj/2018/v1i226269

Evaluation of Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) Genotypes for Resistance to Web Blight Caused by Rhizoctonia solani

Frederick Kankam, Elias Nortaa Kunedeb Sowley & Abdulai Ibrahim · Asian Journal of Research in Crop Science · 2018

Aims: Soil borne fungi such as Rhizoctonia solani are among the pathogens that infect cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) causing web blight which results in yield loss of 30% worldwide. Disease infection is mostly controlled by the use of chemicals, which occasionally reaches the level o...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJRCS/2018/44182

Influence of 3-Methylthiopropionic Acid (MTPA) Produced by Rhizoctonia solani AG-3 on Yield and Dry Matter Accumulation of Potato

Frederick Kankam, Elias Nortaa Kunedeb Sowley & Qiu Huizhen · Asian Journal of Research in Crop Science · 2018

Studies were conducted to investigate the effect of 3-methylthiopropionic acid (MTPA) produced by Rhizoctonia solani AG-3 on yield and dry matter accumulation of potato. The experiments were laid out in a completely randomized design with five treatments and five replications. Th...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJRCS/2018/44152