Abstract
Maize (Zea mays L) belongs to the family Poaceae and it is mostly grown as food for man and feed for animal. A two-season experiment was conducted in 2006 and 2007, respectively, to determine the effect of storage condition and tillage operation on some fungal diseases and yield of maize. Analysis of variance indicated that storage condition significantly affected plant height (cm) 5.69; 6.26 at 9 weeks after planting. Tillage operation was statistically significant on leaf spot and blight infection at 9 weeks after planting at 5% probability level. Interaction of storage condition and tillage operation was also significant on blight infection at 9 weeks after planting 0.50; 0.58. Seeds from dehusked maize recorded highest plant height, leaf formation and grain yield, while shelled was lowest on both parameters in 2006 and 2007, respectively. However, the three storage conditions investigated were statistically similar on blight infection. Dehusked and undehusked plots recorded statistically similar result on leaf spot severity while shelled had the highest. Spot tilled plots recorded lowest leaf spot and blight severity but highest grain yields when zero-tilled plots (control) had the highest in all the field diseases investigated, but lowest grain yield in 2006 and 2007 respectively. Micro-organisms identified on infected leaves were Helminthosporium spp, Spermospora spp, whileFusarium spp, Penicilium spp, Blastomyces and Aspergillus species were identified with infected grains with Fusarium and Penicilium species occurring highest in 2006 and 2007, respectively. Key words: Storage condition, tillage operation, fungal diseases, yield, maize.
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Claim · model-written summary
Storage condition significantly affected maize height at nine weeks.
Zea maysNot reportedComparatorDirectionValue
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e0“storage condition significantly affected plant height (cm) 5.69; 6.26 at 9 weeks after planting”
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Claim · model-written summary
Tillage significantly affected leaf spot and blight infection at nine weeks.
- Treatment
- Tillage operatione0
- Outcome
- leaf spot and blight infectione0
- Qualifier
- 9 weeks after plantinge0
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e0“Tillage operation was statistically significant on leaf spot and blight infection at 9 weeks after planting at 5% probability level”
t0“Maize”
t1“Maize”
Claim · model-written summary
Storage condition and tillage interacted significantly for blight infection.
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e0“Interaction of storage condition and tillage operation was also significant on blight infection at 9 weeks after planting 0.50; 0.58”
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Claim · model-written summary
Dehusked seed produced the highest height, leaf formation and grain yield, while shelled seed ranked lowest.
- Treatment
- dehuskede0
- Outcome
- plant height, leaf formation and grain yielde0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Comparator
- shellede0
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e0“Seeds from dehusked maize recorded highest plant height, leaf formation and grain yield, while shelled was lowest on both parameters in 2006 and 2007”
Claim · model-written summary
Storage conditions had statistically similar blight infection.
- Treatment
- three storage conditionse0
- Outcome
- blight infectione0
- Direction
- statistically similare0
- Comparator
- three storage conditionse0
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e0“the three storage conditions investigated were statistically similar on blight infection”
t0“Maize”
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Claim · model-written summary
Shelled seed had the highest leaf spot severity compared with dehusked and undehusked plots.
- Treatment
- shellede0
- Outcome
- leaf spot severitye0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Comparator
- Dehusked and undehusked plotse0
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e0“Dehusked and undehusked plots recorded statistically similar result on leaf spot severity while shelled had the highest”
t0“Maize”
t1“Maize”
Claim · model-written summary
Spot tillage had the lowest leaf spot and blight severity compared with zero tillage.
- Treatment
- Spot tillede0
- Outcome
- leaf spot and blight severitye0
- Direction
- loweste0
- Comparator
- zero-tilled plotse0
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e0“Spot tilled plots recorded lowest leaf spot and blight severity but highest grain yields when zero-tilled plots (control) had the highest in all the field diseases investigated, but lowest grain yield”
t0“Maize”
t1“Maize”
Claim · model-written summary
Spot tillage yielded more grain than zero tillage.
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e0“Spot tilled plots recorded lowest leaf spot and blight severity but highest grain yields when zero-tilled plots (control) had the highest in all the field diseases investigated, but lowest grain yield”
t0“Maize”
t1“Maize”
Claim · model-written summary
Helminthosporium and Spermospora were identified on infected maize leaves.
- Interactor
- Helminthosporium spp
Helminthosporiume0pathogen - Second interactor
- Spermospora sppSpermosporae0pathogen
- Outcome
- identified on infected leavese0
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e0“Micro-organisms identified on infected leaves were Helminthosporium spp, Spermospora spp”
t0“Maize”
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Claim · model-written summary
Fusarium, Penicilium, Blastomyces and Aspergillus were found on infected grains.
- Second interactor
- Penicilium sppe0pathogen
- Outcome
- identified with infected grainse0
- Qualifier
- Blastomyces and Aspergillus speciese0
FusariumOrganisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“Fusarium spp, Penicilium spp, Blastomyces and Aspergillus species were identified with infected grains”
t0“Maize”
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Claim · model-written summary
Fusarium and Penicilium occurred most in 2006 and 2007, respectively.
- Second interactor
- Peniciliume0pathogen
- Outcome
- Fusarium and Penicilium species occurringe0
- Direction
- higheste0
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e0“Fusarium and Penicilium species occurring highest in 2006 and 2007, respectively”
t0“Maize”
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