ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF FUNGI ASSOCIATED WITH POST-HARVEST TOMATO (Solanum lycopercium) SPOILAGE IN KASUWAN GWARI MARKET, YOLA NORTH, NIGERIA
This study aimed to isolate and identify fungi associated with spoiled post-harvest tomato fruits in Kasuwan Gwari market, Yola. Spoiled tomato fruit samples were collected from different retail markets and analyzed using standard microbiological techniques. A total of twenty (20) samples were surface-sterilized, plate...