Isolation and Physiological Studies of Fungi Associated with Post-Harvest Diseases of Selected Solanaceous Fruits in Ilorin Markets, Nigeria
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2018
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Cameroon Biosciences Society (CBS),
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This study was carried out to determine the fungi associated with diseases of some solanaceous crops stored in selected markets in Ilorin. The diseased sample fruits of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), Pepper (Capsicum annuum) and Eggplant (Solanum melongena) were randomly collected and isolation of fungi from the samples was carried out using
Sabouraud Dextrose Agar (SDA) and Potato Dextrose Agar (PDA). Pathogenicity test and physiological studies of the isolates were performed. Total of seven fungi, Aspergillus niger, A. terreus, A. oryzae, Colletotrichum coccodes, C. capsici, Schizosaccharomyces pombe, Penicillum funiculosum and Rhizopus Stolonifer were isolated in all the sampled fruits and C. coccodes was present in all fruit samples. The results from pathogenicity test showed that C. coccodes was the most pathogenic fungus. The mycelia dry weights of C. coccodes in various media were 1.04g in glucose, 1.16g in sucrose and 1.13g in fructose. It was revealed that isolated fungi showed differential ability in utilizing different carbon sources.
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Carbon sources, disease, isolation, mycelia, pathogenicity
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Garuba, T., Azeez, J. A., Bello, M. A. & Lateef, A. A. (2018): Isolation and physiological studies of fungi associated with post-harvest diseases of selected solanaceous fruits in Ilorin Markets, Nigeria. Cameroon Journal of Biological and Biochemical Sciences, 26: 01-06.