The most important losses in agricultural production which involve the greatest costs on the
farm economy occur postharvest. It is estimated that worldwide between 10 and 40% losses …

With an advance of modern molecular markers technology, it becomes easy for the rapid
identification, characterization and detection of some important plant fungi. In present …

Aim: To evaluate the effects of different concentrations of ethanolic extract of Vernonia
amygdalina on fungi associated with infected tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum) obtain …

Solanum lycopersicum, a climacteric and a highly perishable commodity, suffers significant
postharvest loss along the supply chain. Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, Rhizopus …

Identification of fungi from calabash nutmeg kernels was based on their morphological
characteristics and analysis of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequences of their …

The study was carried out to evaluate bitter leaf (Vernoniaamygdalina) extract in the
inhibition of fungi causing post-harvest rot of tomato fruits in Makurdi, Benue State. Nigeria …

The study investigated fungi associated with post harvest tomato fruits sold in the open
market in Port Harcourt Metropolis. The antifungal activity (bitter leaf) extracts against …

Aspergillus niger is a major cause of black moulds, stem and root rots of several plant
species. These diseases are mainly controlled by using agrichemicals. However, these …

The present study was conducted to determine inhibitory effect of plant extracts, their
botanical formula-tions (BF1 and BF2) and safer fungicides against Botryosphaeria dothidea …

Post-harvest fungal pathogens are reported to cause 10 to 25 percent losses in apple.
Among various pathogens, white rot caused by Botryosphaeria dothidea is one of the …