Pre-Emergence Injuries Caused By The Microflora Of Stored Rice, Pea and Gram Seeds and Benificial effects of Fungicidal Seed-Dressing.

Sreekantiah, K. R. and Mathur, R. S. (1961) Pre-Emergence Injuries Caused By The Microflora Of Stored Rice, Pea and Gram Seeds and Benificial effects of Fungicidal Seed-Dressing. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences India, 31B (3). pp. 305-310.

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Abstract

Many fungi are carried exclusively through seed and cause serious plant diseases. In the godowns, during storage, saprophytic fungi often cause seed rotting if the moisture and temperature conditions are favourable for their growth. Moreover when such defectively stored seed is sown, the soil inhabiting fungi cause further seed rotting and pre-emergence injuries. Literature from foreign countries shows that a protective covering of the seed by fungicidal substances prevents seed rotting and is generally helpful in establishing a healthy and vigorous growth of the seedlings. In India such studies had been comparatively few. Gopal Swarup (1950) studied the fungus flora of the stored wheat, oat and maize seed and the damage caused by some of the seed-borne fungi. When seeds were treated with various fungicides, the pre-emergence injuries were appreciably checked and the seedlings showed a good stand. Murthi (1951) carried out similar studies with sorghum and barley seed, and the authors extended these studies on rice, pea and gram seeds which form the subject matter of this paper.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	fungus flora, wheat, oat, maize. seed-borne fungi
Subjects:	600 Technology > 03 Agriculture > 05 Insect/Pest Control 600 Technology > 08 Food technology > 10 Food Microorganisms 600 Technology > 08 Food technology > 21 Cereals
Divisions:	Food Microbiology
Depositing User:	Food Sci. & Technol. Information Services
Date Deposited:	27 Apr 2012 10:43
Last Modified:	27 Apr 2012 10:43
URI:	http://ir.cftri.res.in/id/eprint/4803

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