Keywords : Curvularia, Bipolaris, Trichoderma, Pithomyces, vegetables etc.

Abstract : Fungal infections are a common cause of vegetable degeneration. These infections can strike plants either before or after harvest, Various types of vegetables are grown worldwide and are consumed by human for nutrition in terms of bioactive nutrient molecules such as dietary fiber, vitamins and minerals, The results indicated that the primary cause of infection in the vegetables under investigation was Deuteromycetean fungi. Members from orders Moniliales are Fusariam, Curvularia, Bipolaris, Trichoderma, Pithomyces causes sevior diseases where as members from order Mucorales such as Mucor and Rhizopus are found on maximum vegetables. Mucor and Rhizopus are found on maximum vegetables. Aspergillus the member of order Aspergillales was also found on some vegetables.

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