Vol. 7, Issue 2 (2019)
Detection and transmission of seed borne fungi of maize
Author(s): Desai Yugandhara and GK Giri
Abstract: An experiment was undertaken to identify the seed borne fungi in maize and subsequently determine their effect on seed germination in laboratory condition. Seed samples were examined in blotter method showed association of twelve fungi belonging to ten genera viz., Acladium sp., Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus niger, Botryodiplodia theobromae, Curvularia lunata, Curvularia oryzae, Fusarium moniliforme, Fusarium oxysporum, Penicillium sp., Rhizoctonia bataticola, Rhizopus sp. and Trichoderma viride. In component plating, maximum Colonization of Curvularia lunata, Fusarium moniliforme, Fusarium oxysporum and Rhizoctonia bataticola predominantly noticed in seed coat and endosperm tissue of maize seeds. Under seedlings symptom test Curvularia lunata, Botryodiplodia theobromae, Fusarium moniliforme, Fusarium oxysporum and Rhizoctonia bataticola were found to transmissible from seed to plant causing seedling blight.
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Desai Yugandhara, GK Giri. Detection and transmission of seed borne fungi of maize. Int J Chem Stud 2019;7(2):1610-1612.
