Table 4: Mean population of fungi isolates on stored common bean cultivars
Fungi/Cultivar type | Mean population of isolate/plate | |||
Morphospecies | Aspergillusspp. | Penicilliumspp. | Fusariumspp. | |
Kidney bean | 2.80 ± 0.20a | 0.20 ± 0.20b | 0.20 ± 0.20b | 0.20 ± 0.20a |
Black bean | 2.00 ± 0.20a | 0.40 ± 0.20b | 0 | 0.20 ± 0.20a |
Pinto bean | 1.20 ± 0.40b | 0 | 1.00 ± 0.40a | 0 |
Large seeded bean | 2.00 ± 0.20a | 1.60 ± 0.40a | 0.40 ± 0.20b | 0.20 ± 0.20a |
Pea bean | 1.00 ± 0.40b | 1.00 ± 0.40a | 0.20 ± 0.20b | 0 |
Navy bean | 0.80 ± 0.20b | 0.20 ± 0.20b | 0.20 ± 0.20b | 0 |
Values are expressed as means ± SE for five replicates.
a,b Means along respective columns accompanied by different superscripts differ significantly at P < 0.05.