Credits: Biovision-Infonet
(c) IITA, 2005
Some 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).
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.