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Seven fungi associated with fruit rot of tomato were isolated includingFusarium equiseti, F. chlamydosporum, Alternaria solani, Geotrichum candidum, Acremonium recifei, Aspergillus flavus andA. niger. They were all pathogenic on tomato fruits, most pathogenic beingGeotrichum candidum followed byA. niger. Least rot was caused byAlternaria solani. The optimum temperature for maximum rotting caused byG. candidum, A. niger andA. flavus was 30°C. The relative humidity for maximum rot ranged from 70–90%. Tomato fruits stored well at 0–10°C and rather poorly at 20–30°C. Fruits stored at 35°C showed blemishes. The best RH for storage ranged between 60 and 90%.
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Oladiran, A.O., Iwu, L.N. Studies on the fungi associated with tomato fruit rots and effects of environment on storage. Mycopathologia 121, 157–161 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01104071
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