Isolation and Identification of Pathogenic Fungi Causing Deterioration of Lettuce Plant (Lactuca sativa) A Case Study of Yankaba and Sharada Vegetables Markets

Journal Title: Journal of Plant Science and Research - Year 2016, Vol 3, Issue 1

Abstract

Experiment was carried out to determine the fungal pathogens responsible for post-harvest losses of Lettuce on sale at Yankaba, and Sharada, market for a period of three months (September, 2014 to December, 2014). Sample of lettuce was collected and analyzed for the presence of fungal species using standard methods. Fungal deterioration in the two markets were mostly due to Candida albican, occur with 30.1%, Aspergillus niger with the rate of 31.1%, while Aspergillus fumigatus and Aspergillus flavus had occurrence rates of 25.5% and 13.8% respectively. The differences in fungal deterioration of the lettuce was found to be statistically significant (P>0.05) between the two sampling dates. The results of this study found that a post-harvest loss of the lettuce in the two vegetable markets was due to attack by fungal species.

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Yahaya SM

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Yahaya SM (2016). Isolation and Identification of Pathogenic Fungi Causing Deterioration of Lettuce Plant (Lactuca sativa) A Case Study of Yankaba and Sharada Vegetables Markets. Journal of Plant Science and Research, 3(1), 1-4. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-326365