European Journal of Biotechnology and Bioscience

European Journal of Biotechnology and Bioscience


European Journal of Biotechnology and Bioscience
European Journal of Biotechnology and Bioscience
Vol. 2, Issue 2 (2014)

Identification and control mycopathogens associated with storage of five horticultural produce in evaporative coolant-vegetable basket


Iwuagwu, C. C., Mbah, B. N. and Nwogboga, A.C

Five freshly harvested horticultural produce: two fruit vegetable-tomato and okra and three leafy vegetables- Celosia, Amaranthus and Telfairia were stored in the vegetable basket –an evaporative coolant system. Disease incidence .frequency and severity were scored after the storage of each produce. Spoilage micro-organisms were isolated and identified. Fungicides: Benlate, Thiram and one botanic leaf powder-Peperomia pellucida plant were used for control of pathogens. In tomato: Fusarium moniliforme and Rhizopusspp were isolated. Fusarium moniliforme was isolated from okra fruits;Aspergillus niger, Fusarium moniliforme and Cladosporium fulvum were isolated from Celosia leaves while Fusarium moniliforme and bacterium spp were isolated from Amaranthus leaves. In Telfairia spp: Helminthosporium spp was isolated. The fungicides showed no significant effect in controlling the disease spread in the test materials.
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Iwuagwu, C. C., Mbah, B. N. and Nwogboga, A.C. Identification and control mycopathogens associated with storage of five horticultural produce in evaporative coolant-vegetable basket. European Journal of Biotechnology and Bioscience, Volume 2, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 24-27
European Journal of Biotechnology and Bioscience