Tuber rot disease is a major constraint to white yam (Dioscorea rotundata) production, accounting for 50-60% of annual yield losses in Nigeria. The main method of control using synthetic fungicides is being discouraged due to human and environmental health hazards. The potential of Oryza sativa husk (OSH) and Quercus phillyraeoides (QP) extracts for the in vitro and in vivo control of six virul...

Grape white rot (Coniothyrium diplodiella) is a major fungal disease affecting grape yield and quality. Quantitative trait locus (QTL) analysis an important method for studying horticultural traits of grapevine. This study was conducted to construct high-density map conduct QTL mapping grapevine resistance. A population with 177 genotypes developed from interspecific hybridization rot-resistant...

In this study, we identified the causative agent of stem-end rot in potatoes that were grown in Gangwon alpine areas of Korea in 2013. The disease symptoms included appearance of slightly sunken circular lesion with corky rot on the potato surface at the stem-end portion. The fungal species isolated from the infected potatoes were grown on potato dextrose agar and produced white aerial mycelia ...

Three fungal species were evaluated for their abilities to saccharify pure cellulose. The three species chosen represented three major wood-rot molds; brown rot (Gloeophyllum trabeum), white rot (Phanerochaete chrysosporium) and soft rot (Trichoderma reesei). After solid state fermentation of the fungi on the filter paper for four days, the saccharified cellulose was then fermented to ethanol b...

Laccase has huge potential application in all aspects of biotechnology due to the ability laccase oxidize a wide range phenolic and non-phenolic compounds. The future success such applications requires large amounts with low costs. White-rot fungi are important groups production. In this study, three white-rot fungi, Phlebia acerina Han 618, Trametes hirsuta 726, Coriolopsis trogii 751, isolate...

Lippia alba is a plant that has antifungal activity against Aspergillus, Penicillium and Trichoderma genera as well as against human pathogenic microorganisms; however, there are no records on its effect on basidiomycetes which are responsible for white rot of wood. The objective of this study was to evaluate the antifungal activity of L. alba for the control of the white-rot fungus Pleurotus o...