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Studies on the Microflora of Ripe Pawpaw (Carica papaya) Fruits in Ghana
ISSN: 2026 - 6480
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Studies on the Microflora of Ripe Pawpaw (Carica papaya) Fruits in Ghana
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ICC-0202
Publisher: Koforidua Technical University
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IAA.ZONE/2026393416480
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Abstract
The aim of the study is to identify fungi associated with fruit rot of pawpaw both in the field and in storage. Three experiments were conducted. In the first experiment, fungi growing on ripe pawpaw fruits randomly collected from plants on the UCC campus were identified in the laboratory. The position on the fruit the fungi appeared was recorded. The second experiment involved the storage of fruits in insect proof containers in the laboratory to indentify fungi growing on the fruits and the position on the fruit the fungi appeared. In the third experiment, fruits were washed with 10% solution of Milton 2 before they were stored in insect proof containers. Fungi which grew on them and the position on the fruit the fungi appeared were identified. The survey revealed that Collectotricum gloesporiodes which cause anthracnose was the most frequently occurring fungi in the field in the study area. The most serious fungi diseases of pawpaw ...
