Abstract
The effect of fungi–termite interaction on three rice varieties was conducted in a screen house at the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) Ibadan, Nigeria. Of the 10 fungi species (Fusarium verticilloides, Trichoderma sp., Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus flavus, Macrophoma sp., Neurospora sp., Botryodiplodia theobromae, Penicillum sp., Rhizopus sp. and Sclerotium rolfsii) isolated from termites, soil and rice plants, F. verticilloides, Trichoderma sp. and B. theobromae were used for the interaction study. Each fungus was inoculated singly and in combinations with termite into the root of each rice variety in potted soil. Leaf samples were taken to measure the chlorophyll content which is a major parameter to estimate effect of termite–fungi interaction. The chlorophyll content of the inoculated rice plants was significantly reduced when compared with the control. Fungi interaction with termite had significant reduction on the chlorophyll content. The synergistic relationship between the fungi and the termite was discussed.
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Inoculated rice plants had significantly reduced chlorophyll content relative to controls.
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- rice
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- chlorophyll contente0
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e0“The chlorophyll content of the inoculated rice plants was significantly reduced when compared with the control.”
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Fungi interacting with termites significantly reduced rice chlorophyll content.
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- riceOryza sativat0
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- Fungi interaction with termitee0
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- termitee0pest
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- chlorophyll contente0
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- reductione0
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t0“rice varieties”
e0“Fungi interaction with termite had significant reduction on the chlorophyll content.”
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