Table 3 Detection frequency of sections of Aspergillus from Ethiopian chili postharvest value chain
Subgenus | Section | Sample type (n = total positive samples) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Picked chili pods (n = 4) | Dried chili pods (n = 42) | Crushed chili (n = 13) | Unpacked chili powder (n = 23) | Packed chili powder (n = 18) | Total (n = 100) | ||||||||
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | ||
Circumdati | Flavi | 1 | 25 | 30 | 71 | 13 | 100 | 23 | 100 | 18 | 100 | 85 | 85 |
Circumdati | Nigri | 3 | 75 | 42 | 100 | 13 | 100 | 23 | 100 | 18 | 100 | 99 | 99 |
Circumdati | Circumdati | 0 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 9 | 69 | 22 | 96 | 16 | 89 | 56 | 56 |
Fumigati | Fumigati | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 54 | 12 | 52 | 13 | 72 | 36 | 36 |