ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF FUNGI ASSOCIATED WITH SPOILED TOMATOES IN MKPAT ENIN L.G.A
CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum) is perishable vegetable widely cultivated and consumed worldwide (Agrios, 2005; Valadez et al., 2012). Originated in West South America (kimura and Sinha, 2008).Tomatoes is an annual plant which belongs to the Solanaceae family. Tomatoes are essential mainly for its dietary needs and can […]