Post-Harvest Microbial Spoilage Of 'Dennettia Tripetala During Storage In Abia State
ABSTRACT
Dennettia tripeta/a of the family
Annonaceae, is the only species of the genus present in West Africa. The
plant's diseases are not well known. Mature ripe and unripe fruits were
purchased from Umuahia main, market in Abia State of Nigeria and stored.
Isolation, characterization and identification of the mycofiora were done by
plating, washings from stored fruits and .seeds on Potato Dextrose Agar medium.
A pathogenicity test was aso carried out, Many yeasts and-fllamentous fungi
were found to attack the fruits and• •seeds of the plant. The major
fiirnIentous fungi identified were. 'Aspergi//us niger, Fusarium moniliforme,; Botiyodioloida theobromae while the major yeast components
identified were Saccharornyces' cerev/siae and Pichia sp. Some of the mycoflora
penetrate fruits thrOugh wounds and the epidermis, damaging and discolouring
the fruits. Others cause lesions of varying sizes and shapes through which the
mycelia rarity, invade and rot the predisposed seeds. The study has
established many mycoflora which attack a fruits and seeds, and
'decimate their shelf life and hence cause low production.
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OKEKE, E (2021). Post-Harvest Microbial Spoilage Of 'Dennettia Tripetala During Storage In Abia State . Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved Apr 20, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/post-harvest-microbial-spoilage-of-dennettia-tripetala-during-storage-in-abia-state-7-2
EZIAMAKA, OKEKE. "Post-Harvest Microbial Spoilage Of 'Dennettia Tripetala During Storage In Abia State " Repository.mouau.edu.ng. Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 27 Jul. 2021, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/post-harvest-microbial-spoilage-of-dennettia-tripetala-during-storage-in-abia-state-7-2. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
EZIAMAKA, OKEKE. "Post-Harvest Microbial Spoilage Of 'Dennettia Tripetala During Storage In Abia State ". Repository.mouau.edu.ng, Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 27 Jul. 2021. Web. 20 Apr. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/post-harvest-microbial-spoilage-of-dennettia-tripetala-during-storage-in-abia-state-7-2 >.
EZIAMAKA, OKEKE. "Post-Harvest Microbial Spoilage Of 'Dennettia Tripetala During Storage In Abia State " Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2021). Accessed 20 Apr. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/post-harvest-microbial-spoilage-of-dennettia-tripetala-during-storage-in-abia-state-7-2