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

Grace Annih Mbong; Andrew Kpu Kebei; Lucy Ambang Agyingi; Nelomen Che Benedicte Tatiana; Sidonnie Eyambe Mbong; Nyenkuna Elisabeth Muluh

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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

Grace Annih Mbong, Andrew Kpu Kebei, Lucy Ambang Agyingi, Nelomen Che Benedicte Tatiana, Sidonnie Eyambe Mbong, Nyenkuna Elisabeth Muluh

Published in International Journal of Applied Agricultural Sciences (Volume 7, Issue 4)

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

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Grace Annih Mbong, Andrew Kpu Kebei, Lucy Ambang Agyingi, Nelomen Che Benedicte Tatiana, Sidonnie Eyambe Mbong, et al. Influence of Cropping System on the Incidence and Severity of Leaf Spot Disease of Telfairia occidentalis Hook f. Caused by Phoma sorghina. Int J Appl Agric Sci. 2021;7(4):162-168. doi: 10.11648/j.ijaas.20210704.14

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Grace Annih Mbong

Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon
Andrew Kpu Kebei

Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon
Lucy Ambang Agyingi

Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon
Nelomen Che Benedicte Tatiana

Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon
Sidonnie Eyambe Mbong

Department of Economics, University of Bamenda, Bambili, Bamenda, Cameroon
Nyenkuna Elisabeth Muluh

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

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AU  - Andrew Kpu Kebei
AU  - Lucy Ambang Agyingi
AU  - Nelomen Che Benedicte Tatiana
AU  - Sidonnie Eyambe Mbong
AU  - Nyenkuna Elisabeth Muluh
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VL  - 7
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