Quantitative losses in various biochemical constituents like capsaicin, carotenes, ascorbic acid, polyphenols, mineral matter, sugars (soluble and insoluble), protein and fat were estimated after the successful growth of Aspergillus flavus for 30 days on powdered red pepper. The fungal biomass was measured by ergosterol content and Aflatoxin B1 by HPLC. Amongst the various nutritional constitue...

Hot pepper (Capsicum annum L.) is the most widely cultivated and economically important crop. However, its production productivities are constrained by different factors in which Cultivar fertilizer level major ones. Thus, experiment was conducted on two hot cultivars (Melka Shote Melka Awaze) six rates NPSZn + urea; to determine growth yield response of levels urea interaction effect both fact...