Fungi Associated with Pre-Harvest Deterioration of Eggplant Solanum Melongena and their Control using Fruit Extract of Tetrapleura Tetraptera.

Akwaji, Patrick Ishoro; Okon, Ekeng Ita; Markson, A .A.

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Akwaji, Patrick Ishoro
Okon, Ekeng Ita
Markson, A .A.

investigate, eggplant, Tetrapleuratetrapterain- vitro, Phomopsismelongenae

Abstract

This study was carried out to investigate the fungi associated with pre-harvest fruit rot of eggplant (Solanummelongena L.), their effect on fruit nutritional content and their control using fruit extracts of Tetrapleuratetrapterain-vitro. The fungal pathogens isolated as the causative agents of fruit rot in this study were Phomopsismelongenae and Collectotrichummelongenae. The result of proximate analysis of fungal infected and non-infected eggplant carried out showed that there was an increase in the moisture and protein content of the fungal infected eggplant as compared to healthy ones (control), while there was a decrease in the crude fibre, fat, ash, and carbohydrate contents of the fungal infected eggplant fruits as compared to the healthy ones (control).

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Fungi Associated with Pre-Harvest Deterioration of Eggplant Solanum Melongena and their Control using Fruit Extract of Tetrapleura Tetraptera. (2016). Global Journal of Science Frontier Research, 16(16), 7-15. https://journalofscience.org/index.php/GJSFR/article/view/

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