Poststharvest losses of fruits are mainly due
to fungal infection, physical injury and physiological
disorders. Of the postharvest diseases that
affect banana, crown rot caused by a complex of
fungal pathogens (Lasiodiplodia theobromae
[Pat.] Griffon and Maubl. and Colletotrichum
musae [Berk and Curtis] Arx.) is a major problem
in all banana growing regions (Sepiah et al.,
1990). This disease decreases the quality of bananas,
with aesthetic damage and drop of fin