Fruits such as apples contain high levels of sugars and nutrients, making them desirable for fungal growth (Prasad,
2007). Fungi can take hold of apples, particularly through a
puncture or other wound that breaks the skin of the apple. Toxigenic fungi have been isolated from spoiling fruits (Pose et al., 2004). When fruits are stored at suboptimal conditions, it promotes fungal growth and mycotoxin production