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SEED-BORNE MYCOFLORA OF SUNFLOWER (HELIANTHUS ANNUUS L.)

SHARFUN-NAHAR*, MUHAMMAD MUSHTAQ** AND M.H. HASHMI***

Abstract: Using standard blotter and deep-freezing techniques, seed-borne mycoflora of 35 samples of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) were studied. Acremonium fusidioides, Arthrobotrys oligospora, Aspergillus ochraceus, Bipolaris bisepta, Cephaliophora tropica, Chaetomium spinosum, Cladobotryum varium, Cladosporium cladosporioides, Emericella nidulans, Gonatobotrys simplex, Humicola grisea, Memnoniella echinata, Mucor mucedo, Myrothecium verrucaria, Phialophora verrucosa and Syncephalastrum racemosum were found to be new seed-borne fungal species on sunflower. Absidia corymbifera, Alternaria alternata, Aspergillus flavus, A. niger, A. terreus, Chaetomium bostrychodes, C. globosum, Emericella nidulans, Fusarium pallidoroseum, F. solani, Macrophomina phaseolina, Penicillium spp., Rhizoctonia solani and Rhizopus stolonifer were predominantly isolated by both techniques. During seed component plating, Aspergillus awamori, A. ustus and Exerohilum halodes were found to be new reported species. Macrophomina phaseolina, Rhizoctonia solani and Trichoderma harzianum were isolated from all component parts, whereas, Fusarium solani was isolated only from cotyledons and axis.

Central Plant Quarantine Laboratory (CPQL), Department of Plant Protection, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock, Govt. of Pakistan, Jinnah Avenue, Malir Halt Karachi, 75100 Pakistan.
 sharfunnahar@yahoo.com
Corresponding Author: Department of Botany, Adamjee Govt. Science College,
Business Recorder Road Karachi, Karachi-74800, Pakistan, E-mail: mmushtaq72@yahoo.com
Department of Botany, Jinnah University for Women, Karachi, Pakistan.