| Pak. J. Bot., 41(1): 435-442, 2009. | Back to Contents | ||||
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SEED BORNE FUNGI ASSOCIATED WITH BOTTLE GOURD (LAGENARIA SICERARIA (MOL.) STANDL.
NASREEN SULTANA AND A. GHAFFAR*
Abstract: Using ISTA techniques, the seed borne fungi of bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria was studied. A total of 22 genera and 45species of fungi were isolated, of which 35 have not hitherto been recorded from seeds of bottle gourd in Pakistan. Both blotter and deep-freezing methods yielded quantitatively as well as qualitatively more fungi than agar plate method. Lasiodiplodia theobromae, Fusarium semitectum Macrophomina phaseolina and Fusarium oxysporum were most frequently isolated from 33, 91, 50 and 66 % seed samples of bottle gourd respectively.
Crop Diseases Research Institute, PARC, Karachi University Campus, Karachi-75270, Pakistan *Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan. |
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