Abstract

Fruits such as mango, sweetmelon, watermelon, banana and cucumber etc. are very important in human and animal nutrition as they provide sources of vitamin, and other essential nutrients. This study aims at the assessment of fungi associated with the deterioration of some fruits sold in Wukari, Nigeria. A total of sixty (60) fruit samples comprising twelve (12) each of mango, sweetmelon, watermelon, banana and cucumber were randomly selected from twelve locations in Wukari town and markets to determine the fungal load and the type of fungi present in the samples using standard Microbiological techniques. The results revealed that the fungi load varied across the samples ranging from 1.10 x 105 sfu/g and 3.0 x 105sfu/g. The fungi isolated from the various spoiled fruits were ..................................................................................