Post-Harvest Microbial Spoilage Of Dennettia Tripetala During Storage In Abia Statep
ABSTRACT
Dennettia tripetala 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 also
carried out, Many yeasts and-fllamentous fungi were found to attack the fruits
and seeds of the plant. The major fiirnIentous fungi identified were. Aspergillus
niger, Fusarium moniliforme, F. solani, Botiyodioloida theobromae while the
major yeast components identified were Saccharornyces cerevisiae 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 ramify, invade and rot the predisposed seeds.
The study has established many mycoflora which attack D tripoetala 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 Statep. Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved Nov 21, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/post-harvest-microbial-spoilage-of-dennettia-tripetala-during-storage-in-abia-statep-7-2
EZIAMAKA, OKEKE. "Post-Harvest Microbial Spoilage Of Dennettia Tripetala During Storage In Abia Statep" Repository.mouau.edu.ng. Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 16 Jul. 2021, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/post-harvest-microbial-spoilage-of-dennettia-tripetala-during-storage-in-abia-statep-7-2. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
EZIAMAKA, OKEKE. "Post-Harvest Microbial Spoilage Of Dennettia Tripetala During Storage In Abia Statep". Repository.mouau.edu.ng, Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 16 Jul. 2021. Web. 21 Nov. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/post-harvest-microbial-spoilage-of-dennettia-tripetala-during-storage-in-abia-statep-7-2 >.
EZIAMAKA, OKEKE. "Post-Harvest Microbial Spoilage Of Dennettia Tripetala During Storage In Abia Statep" Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2021). Accessed 21 Nov. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/post-harvest-microbial-spoilage-of-dennettia-tripetala-during-storage-in-abia-statep-7-2