Research Article | Published: 01 September 1999

Assessment of Seed-Borne Fungi of Some Forest Trees and their Management

Punam Singh and S. N. Khan

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 22 | Issue: 3 | Page No. 281-284 | 1999
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-1999-1FLJP8 | Cite this article

Abstract

Fungi associated with seeds of Dalbergia sissoo, Azadirachta indica, Paulownia fortune, Albizia procera, Strychnos nuxvomica and Plantago ovata were studied. In all 22 fungi belonging to 15 genera were recorded on seeds under study. A wide variability was observed in seed mycoflora of stored and freshly collected seeds. Stored seeds in general possessed more number of fungi in comparison to freshly collected seeds. Seed treatment with fungicides namely Thiram, Dithane M-45, Bavistin and Emisan was found effective in controlling seed mycoflora. The fungicides differed in the order of efficacy depending on the composition of seed mycoflora.

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Singh, P. and Khan, S.N., 1999. Assessment of Seed-Borne Fungi of Some Forest Trees and their Management. Indian Journal of Forestry, 22(3), pp.281-284. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-1999-1FLJP8

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Manuscript Published on 01 September 1999

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