Survey of Flora Affected by Mistletoe Species and Identification of Chlorophyll Pigments in Sokoto State University, Sokoto, Nigeria

Musa Tanko Muhammad; Jabo Abdullahi Dalhatu; Adamu Abdullahi; Murtala Sani Yakubu; Ibrahim Ibafidon Madinat

doi:10.37284/eajenr.2.1.132

Musa Tanko Muhammad Sokoto State University
Jabo Abdullahi Dalhatu Sokoto State University
Adamu Abdullahi Sokoto State University
Murtala Sani Yakubu Umaru Ali Shinkafi Polytechnic
Ibrahim Ibafidon Madinat Federal College of Education (Technical) Gusau

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37284/eajenr.2.1.132

Keywords: Mistletoe, Chlorophyll, Flora, Azadirachta indica, Psidium guajava, Acacia nilotica, Carotene, Sokoto, Nigeria

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Abstract

A survey was conducted to assess the flora affected by mistletoe species and the identification of chlorophyll pigments in Sokoto State University. This study aimed at surveying the flora affected by mistletoe species and identifies their chlorophyll pigments within the Sokoto State University campus. The area of the study was demarcated into three sampling sites, in accordance of the species studied and their infestation on trees by mistletoes. The species of mistletoe, Tapinanthus globiferus, was common to all the three types of trees (Azadirachta indica, Psidium guajava, and Acacia nilotica). A. nilotica had the highest rate of infestation by mistletoe (T. globiferus) with the percentage of 85.7% in area A, 91.7% in area B, and 82.3% in area C. The estimation of pigment content of chlorophyll in mistletoe leaves showed that all the mistletoe found on the three different types of trees had the same pigment content of chlorophyll-a, chlorophyll-b, and carotene.

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