ABSTRACT: Diseased Millet seedlings in the cultivated farmlands of Aliero were studied to identify the causative microorganisms. Samples were purposely collected after identifying them by visible symptoms. Collection was in three locations; Kali (KAL), Government science secondary school (GSSS) and Labana (LBN). The samples were taken to the Microbiology laboratory of Kebbi State University of Science and Technology Aliero in sterile polythene bags. Nutrient and potato dextrose agars were used to culture bacteria and fungi respectively. The results revealed that GSSS had the highest bacterial load of 6.6x105cfu/g while Labana had the lowest bacterial load of 2.1x107cfu/g, but same......
Key words: Millets; Bacteria; Fungi; Aliero.
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