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PJB-2010-206
SURVIVAL OF FUNGI ON SEEDS OF BOTTLE GOURD, BITTER GOURD AND CUCUMBER
Abstract
The survival of Lasiodiplodia theobromae in seeds of bottle gourd was correlated with the inoculum level of the fungus on seeds which survived up to 8 months. Survival of M. phaseolina on seeds of bottle gourd and cucumber varied and up to 50% survival was recorded after 5 and 6 months of storage. Recovery of field fungi viz., Alternaria spp., Cladosporium spp., and Fusarium spp., decreased after 3-6 months of storage whereas storage fungi viz., Aspergillus flavus and A. niger were most frequent after 6 till 24 months of storage.
