for the various substrates used. A decrease in yield was observed when incubation time was increased above 48 hours. The short incubation period for Bacillus licheniformis may suggest that production of pectinase from the microbe could be cost effective for commercial exploitation. Also, the effect of pH on pectinase production was studied at a pH range of 6.0- 10. The optimum pH for pectinase production by B.licheniformis was 9.0 with enzyme activity of 0.1505μmol/ml/min. Most Bacillus species have been reported to produce pectinase maximally at alkaline pH ranging from 7.0 to 9.0