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SEED BORNE FUNGI ASSOCIATED WITH BITTER GOURD (MOMORDICA CHARANTIA LINN.)

NASREEN SULTANA AND A. GHAFFAR

Abstract: Using ISTA techniques, the seed borne fungi of bitter gourd (Momordica charantia Linn.) was studied. A total of 15 genera and 29 species of fungi were isolated, of which 25 have not hitherto been recorded from seeds of bitter gourd in Pakistan. The blotter method was found to be most suitable technique for detection of fungi in bitter gourd. Deep-freezing method was preferable for the detection of Fusarium spp., Myrothecium spp. and Penicillium purpurogenum. 

Crop Diseases Research Institute, PARC, Karachi University Campus, Karachi-75270, Pakistan
Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan.