FUNGAL DECAY OF COMMERCIAL RED PEPPER (Capsicum annum Var. annum L.) AND PROXIMATE ANALYSES OF INFECTED FRUITS IN KEFFI, N ASARAWA STATE, NIGERIA

fungal decay red pepper fruits capsicum annul per annuland proximate analysis of infected fruits were student. the disease survey covered four locations include keffi market, angwan lambu, angwan kaje and angwan fulani,out of the 120 fruits surveyed, 80 (66.7%) had isolate the fungal isolate were rhizopus stolonifer Rhizopus stolonifer (37.5%), Aspergillus niger (2*“isoiflfes- ^fagdlLlateZ&e market was the Inghests; 57 while Angwan Fulani had the leM54 LdnrTu^ c™ humid and Keffi should be controlled. ' actors whl(h enhance the spread of these fungi,market was the Inghests; 57 while Angwan Fulani had the leM54 LdnrTu^ c*™ humid^ound Keffi should be controlled. ' actors whl(h enhance the spread of these fungi should be control.