?COMPARISON BETWEEN Two DETECTION TECHNIQUES OF SEED-BoRNE PATHOGENS IN CUCURBITS IN BANGLADESH

Authors

  • Hosne A Begumv Department of Plant Pathology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh POBox 1297, Gatton College, The University of Queensland, Gatton, Queensland 4345, Australia
  • A Momin Department of Plant Pathology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh

Keywords:

Seed-borne pathogens, Cucurbits, Detection techniques, Dry inspection, Blotter test

Abstract

Fifty four seed samples of three cucurbits namely sweet gourd (Cucurbita moschata Duch. Ex Poir.), white gourd (Benincasa
hispida Cogn.) andbitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) werecollected from sixdifferent districts of Bangladesh, to find out
asuitabledetectiontechniqueofassociatedseed-bornefungiinlaboratoryconditions. Threedifferentdetectionmethodsnamely,
dry inspection, blotter test and seedling symptom test were compared in present study. Among the tested three detection
techniques, moreinfection rateswereobserved forAspergillus flavus andPenicillium inallcucurbitseedsinblottertest method,
whereas higher infection caused by Fusarium and Rhizopus were recorded in test tube seedling symptom test. The higher
germination percentage of cucurbit seedswas observed inblotter testand itis lessexpensive, quick anduseful for the detection
of most of the infectious fungi.

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Published

2000-08-28

How to Cite

Begumv, H. A., & Momin, A. (2000). ?COMPARISON BETWEEN Two DETECTION TECHNIQUES OF SEED-BoRNE PATHOGENS IN CUCURBITS IN BANGLADESH. Biological Sciences - PJSIR, 43(4), 244–248. Retrieved from http://v2.pjsir.org/index.php/biological-sciences/article/view/2042

Issue

Vol. 43 No. 4 (2000): Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

Section

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