INVESTIGATION ON FUNGAL CONTAMINATION IN EXPORT COIR CONSIGNMENTS

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dc.contributor.authorWEERAPURA, W.H.T.P.
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-03T05:41:49Z
dc.date.available2021-05-03T05:41:49Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractCoir or coconut fiber is a natural hard fiber which extracted from the husk of coconut. It is a good medium for harboring and growth of large array of fungi species due to the association of moisture and the nutrients. They can include the growth of pathogens harmful to human, animals and plants. In the present study an attempt was made to identify the fungal species present as contaminants in the export coir consignments, which could violate the bio security of coir importing countries. Therefore, export market is always looking for coir products with minimum contaminants. Nine fungal species were isolated on PDA plates using direct culture method and dilution series under aseptic conditions. Isolated fungi were sub cultured and morphologically identified under the inverted compound microscope (Labomed TCM 400) and confirmed as Mucor spp., Aspergillus spp., Fusarium spp., Colletotrichum spp., Geotrichum spp., Paradoxa spp., Rhizopus spp., Trichoderma spp., and Penicillium spp. Among those, Aspergillus spp. and Mucor spp. were the most abundant fungal species encountered among the samples while Paradoxa spp., Fusarium spp., and Trichoderma spp., were recorded only in three samples. This study may help in planning treatment methods for microorganisms which are considered as quarantine important. Key words: Coir, Fungi, Bio security, Contaminantsen_US
dc.identifier.otherUWU/EAG/13/0041
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.erepo.lib.uwu.ac.lk/bitstream/handle/123456789/6659/UWULD%20EAG%2013%200041-15052019084702.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUva Wellassa University of Sri Lankaen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries;UWU/EAG/13/0041
dc.subjectExport Agriculture Degree Programme (EAG)en_US
dc.titleINVESTIGATION ON FUNGAL CONTAMINATION IN EXPORT COIR CONSIGNMENTSen_US
dc.title.alternativeResearch Article – EAG 2017en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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