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Influence of Cropping System on the Incidence and Severity of Leaf Spot Disease of Telfairia occidentalis Hook f. Caused by Phoma sorghina

Received: 5 June 2021     Accepted: 24 July 2021     Published: 2 August 2021
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Fungi infections are responsible for the major diseases that attack the fluted pumpkin (Telfairia occidentalis Hook f.) in most areas where the crop is grown in Cameroon. This study aimed to inter-cropped Telfairia occidentalis Hook f. with the Giant French variety of plantain and compared it with sole cropping to determine the effect of the cropping system on the incidence and severity of leaf spot disease caused by Phoma sorghina. We used different planting distances of fluted pumpkins in the two cropping systems. We conducted the study between September 2017 and November 2018 at the Faculty of Agronomy and Agricultural Sciences (FASA), University of Dschang, West Region, Cameroon. We used Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD), with three replications consisting of six plots per replicate (a total of 18 plots per treatment). Fluted pumpkin was intercropped with the Giant French variety of plantain at a distance of both 1 m x 3 m and 1 m x 1.5 m apart for the sole cropping. We found a significant (P ≤ 0.05) difference in the incidence and severity of leaf spot disease associated with Phoma sp on the leaves and leaflets of fluted pumpkin in the two cultural practices using the pairwise comparison. Sole cropping of fluted pumpkin reduced the disease incidence and severity of leaf spot disease than fluted pumpkin inter-cropped Giant French variety of plantain. Therefore, the sole cropping of fluted pumpkins compared to intercropping with giant crops enhanced the production of the leaves and leaflets of fluted pumpkins. Additionally, the sole cropping of fluted pumpkin reduced the incidence and severity of leaf sport disease, including an improvement in the disease outcome.

Published in International Journal of Applied Agricultural Sciences (Volume 7, Issue 4)
DOI 10.11648/j.ijaas.20210704.14
Page(s) 162-168
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Keywords

Telfairia occidentalis, Cropping Systems, Incidence, Severity, Leaf Spot Disease

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  • Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon

  • Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon

  • Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon

  • Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon

  • Department of Economics, University of Bamenda, Bambili, Bamenda, Cameroon

  • Government Bilingual High School (GBHS) Bayelle-Nkwen, Bamenda, Cameroon

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