Table 1.
Frequency of isolation of fungi from maize kernels in locations in two regions in Kenya.
| Region | Fungal genera | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspergillus sp. | Fusarium sp. | Penicillium sp. | Trichoderma sp. | Others | Total | |
| Makueni | 189 (62) | 71 (23) | 25 (8) | 10 (3) | 12 (4) | 307(100) |
| Nguumo | 70 (73) | 16 (17) | 4 (4) | 1 (1) | 5 (5) | 96 (100) |
| Ukia | 82 (52) | 48 (31) | 17 (11) | 7 (4) | 3 (2) | 157(100) |
| Wote | 37 (69) | 7 (13) | 4 (7) | 2 (4) | 4 (7) | 54 (100) |
| Nandi | 203 (67) | 50 (16) | 18 (6) | 6 (2) | 29 (9) | 306 (100) |
| Kaptumo | 94 (73) | 16 (13) | 6 (5) | 0 (0) | 12 (9) | 128 (100) |
| Kilibwoni | 58 (54) | 27 (25) | 9 (8) | 6 (6) | 7 (7) | 107 (100) |
| Laboret | 51 (72) | 7 (10) | 3 (4) | 0 (0) | 10(14) | 71 (100) |
| Total (Nandi + Makueni) | 392 (64) | 121 (20) | 43 (7) | 16 (3) | 41 (6) | 613 (100) |
(1). The values are frequencies while those in brackets are row percentages. (2). The frequencies of isolating different genera varied significantly with regions (Chi sq = 16.15, df = 4, p = 0.0028). (3). The frequencies of isolating different genera varied significantly with location (Chi sq = 65.4, df = 20, p < 0.0001).