Legumenous Seed Born Fungi Producing Cellulase

Abstract

This study was conducted for the purpose of finding local isolates which produce the cellulase enzyme. Specific test was conducted to determined the ability of these isolates to produce cellulase on solid and liquid media, also to find out the best isolates producing this enzyme. A quantitative test was carried out find the best cellulose producing isolate, which was Alternaria alternate isolated from cowpea, as it produced 5.26mg glucose/60min /cm 3 and 0.315 mg/cm 3 glucose.