Is this a Minor Pest?
Yes
Minor Pest Title
Post harvest diseases
Minor Pest Description
Some fungi growth on cassava chips, usually when the moisture content of cassava chips exceeds 14%, making them unfit for feed and food. A survey of cassava chips processing areas of West Africa has indicated that the most common fungi were Rhizopus sp. and Aspergillus sp. (IITA, 1996).
Minor Pest What to do.
- Early harvesting prevents or reduces the incidence of rots on farms.
- Rotate cassava with cereals to help reduce the levels of inoculum (spores etc.) on fields.
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Minor Pest Position
6
Minor Pest Firstcontent
114
Pest Type
fungal
Host Plants
Cassava
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