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EFFECT OF AGRO EFFLUENTS ON THE CONTROL OF BACTERIAL SPOT DISEASE OF FLUTED PUMPKIN (Telfairia occidentalis Hook f.) IN SOUTH EAST NIGERIA
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A glass house trial was conducted in the College of Crop and Soil Sciences of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike to ascertain the enhancement of some agro effluents on the management of bacterial spot disease of fluted pumpkin (Telfairia occidentalis Hook f.) between March-July, 2018. The experiment was laid out in a Complete Randomize Design (CRD) and replicated three times. The effluents employed were from rice, cassava, corn, oil palm and a control (sterile water) which was applied 20ml/plant at two weekly interval with the application focused at plant base. Data were collected on disease incidence, disease severity and growth parameters. Results obtained showed that all effluents used were able to reduce disease incidence and increase yield better than the untreated control irrespective of the concentrations used. It is therefore, recommended that farmers can use these effluents to minimize the risk of leaf spot incidence in the field since they are quiet affordable and readily available.
