- The Journal of Turkish Phytopathology
- Volume:38 Issue:1-2-3
- Türkiye`de Sorgumda Tohum Kaynaklı Mikofloranın Belirlenmesi
Türkiye`de Sorgumda Tohum Kaynaklı Mikofloranın Belirlenmesi
Authors : Emine Burcu TURGAY, Filiz ÜNAL
Pages : 9-20
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Publication Date : 2009-03-01
Article Type : Research Paper
Abstract :Seed borne mycoflora of 23 sorghum seed samples collected from different localities of Turkey was investigated using blotter, agar plate and deep freezing methods as recommended by ISTA. 19 species insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Absidia sp, Acremoniella sp., Alternaria alternata, Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus sp., Cladosporium sp., Curvularia lunata, Drechslera tetramera, Epicoccum sp., Fusarium avenaceum, Fusarium nygamai, Fusarium proliferatum, Fusarium semitectum, Fusarium subglutinans, Fusarium verticillioides, Penicillium spp., Rhizopus sp.); of 23 sorghum seed samples were determined to be new records for Turkey which belong to 11 genera. Our results showed that Alternaria alternata was the predominant species among these areas. Higher number of fungi was isolated by using deep-freezing method as compared to agar and blotter methodsKeywords : Sorghum, seed pathology, mycoflora