Mycoflora of cowdung used as organic manure
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2018-05-08
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Cow dung is one of the most important sources of organic manure which is often used
by local farmers due to its low cost and easy availability. It is therefore necessary to
isolate and identify the mycoflora present in it so as to know whether such mycoflora
are pathogenic or not. The cow dung sample used in this study was collected from
some fields within the University of Ilorin Main Campus and taken to the Biology
laboratory for mycoflora analysis using standard methods. Five fungal species were
isolated and their pure cultures were identified as Aspergillus niger, A. flavus, A.
fumigatus, Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Mucor sp. A. niger, A. flavus and A.
fumigatus are pathogenic while S. cerevisiae and Mucor sp. are saprophytic. It is
therefore recommended that cow dungs be properly treated so as to eliminate these
pathogens from them if they are to be used as organic manure
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Olahan, Ganiyu Shittu; Oluwaseun, Boluwatife Faith; Idowu, Mariam Asabi (2018). Mycoflora of cowdung used as organic manure. Annals of West University of Timisoara. Series of Biology; Timisoara Vol. 21, Iss. 1, (2018): 17-20.