and economic losses to tuber farmers in Nigeria. This research was aimed at isolating and
identifying molds associated with post-harvest loss of Ipomoea batatas L Lam. The spoilage
molds identified were Aspergillus fumigatus, Aspergillus niger, and Rhizopus stolonifer.
These isolates were subjected to pathogenicity tests using fresh healthy tubers in order to
confirm their ability to elicit same spoilage symptoms in healthy tubers. Six healthy tubers …