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Pak. J. Bot., 46(4): 1485-1488, 2014. |
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SEED BORNE MYCOFLORA OF CASTOR BEAN (RICINUS COMMUNIS L.) FROM PAKISTAN
SHAHNAZ DAWAR1*, SUMAIRA KHALID AND MARIUM TARIQ2
Abstract: Castor bean seeds were analyzed by using ISTA (International seed testing association) for the detection of seed borne mycoflora. Thirty one fungal species belonging to 15 genera were isolated from 12 samples of castor bean seeds collected from different areas of Pakistan. Fusarium solani, Alternaria alternata, Cephaliophora tropica were most predominant fungal species isolated while the saprophytic fungi like A. niger, A. flavus were common in all samples of castor bean seed tested. Blotter method was considered to be better technique which gave maximum number of fungi followed by agar plate and deep freezing methods.
1Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan 2M.A.H. Qadri Biological Research Centre, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan *Corresponding author e-mail: shahnaz_dawar@yahoo.com |
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