Effects of disease on different accessions of Cleome gynandra

Journal of Underutilised Crops Research

 
 
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Title Effects of disease on different accessions of Cleome gynandra
 
Creator Kaliyati, Joyce R. Mapope, Nyamande Manyangarirwa, Walter
 
Subject Term 1 accessions; pathogenicity; pathogenic; Koch’s postulates; isolates
Description Background: Pathogenicity tests were conducted to ascertain the response of four Cleome gynandra accessions against pathogenic fungi, which were isolated from four areas of three different provinces of Zimbabwe.Aim: The aim of this study was to further assess the pathogens effects on four different accessions of C. gynandra on pathogenicity, disease incidence and severity, to ascertain the extent of damage of pathogens on different accessions before commercial production of C. gynandra commences.Setting: Fusarium chlamydosporum, Fusarium verticillioides, Albugo laibachii with red pustules and the other with green, Alternaria alternata, and Fusarium equiseti, Sarocladium striticum, Cladosporium pseudocladosporioides, Fusarium oxysporum, Alternaria senecionicola, isolates were evaluated to fulfil Koch’s postulates.Methods: A total of 1 × 10−6 inoculum was taken soon after preparation and inoculated using a dressmaker’s pin to prick on 3, 15 cm plant stem’s xylem vessels per planting station, representing three replicates laid in a CRD. Disease progress was monitored for 42 days from the day of inoculation, on 7-day intervals.Results: Upon analysis of variance, it was found that accessions significantly responded differently for both area under disease progress curve (AUDPC) and disease incidence to the isolates (p = 0.02; p = 0.009, respectively). There were interactive effects. Accession 4 (CG KENYA) obtained from the Republic of Kenya showed high susceptibility with a low AUDPC of 7.4 and the highest being 8.1 against the other Accession 3 (CGMRGP-Marondera) from Marondera, Zimbabwe, with a low AUDPC of 7.4 and the highest being 8.0, Accession 1 (CGZIM) from Chipinge, Zimbabwe, with a low AUDPC of 7.3 and the highest being 7.9, and Accession 2 (CGGUR) from Guruve, Zimbabwe, had least disease severity with a low AUDPC of 7.2 and the highest being 7.9.Conclusion: Accessions 2 and 3 are recommended for further evaluations.Contribution: Koch’s postulates were fulfilled, and the best accessions were selected.
 
Publisher AOSIS
 
Contributor Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education Zimbabwe
Date 2026-05-26
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — Disease incidence and severity
Format text/html application/epub+zip text/xml application/pdf
Identifier 10.4102/jucr.v5i1.44
 
Source Journal of Underutilised Crops Research; Vol 5, No 1 (2026); 8 pages 2958-0994 3105-4277
 
Language eng
 
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https://underutilisedcrops.org/index.php/jucr/article/view/44/157 https://underutilisedcrops.org/index.php/jucr/article/view/44/158 https://underutilisedcrops.org/index.php/jucr/article/view/44/159 https://underutilisedcrops.org/index.php/jucr/article/view/44/160
 
Coverage Provinces Plant pathology Plant pathology, fungi
Rights Copyright (c) 2026 Joyce R. Kaliyati, Nyamande Mapope, Walter Manyangarirwa https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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