Mycoflora Associated with Baobab (Adansonia digitata) and their Effect on the Nutritional Composition of the Leaf and Fruit

Mycoflora associated with leaf and fruit of Baobab (Adansonia digitata) and their effect on the nutritional
composition were investigated. Three different mycoflora were isolated from the leaf they include Aspergilus
flavus, Lasiodiplodia theobromae and Cladosporium spp while six mycoflora were isolated from the fruit
Aspergillus flavus, A. niger, Lasiodiplodia, theobromae, Cladosporium spp, mucur mucedo and
pseudofussicoccum. It was observed that there was a relative decrease in the fat, crude fibre and crude
protein content of the infected leaves and fruits while the Ash contents of the infected leaves and fruits were
relatively higher. So also there was a decrease in the moisture content of healthy fruit while the moisture
content of the healthy leaves was relatively higher compared with the fungal infected ones. A correlation test
carried out shows that there was no significant difference P (>0.005) between the moisture, fat and crude
protein of infected leaves and the fat and crude fibre of infected fruits and apparently healthy ones, while the
ash and crude fibre of leaves and the ash, moisture and crude protein of the fruits indicates a significant
difference P (<0.005).